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1 Peter 2:16

King James Version

16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the 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.

English Standard Version

Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as 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.