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Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
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American Standard Version
as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
Christian Standard Bible
Submit as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as God’s slaves.
King James Version
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
New American Standard Bible
Act as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond-servants of God.
New International Version
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
New King James Version
as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
New Living Translation
For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
World English Bible
Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.