1 Peter · Πέτρου Αʹ

1 Peter 2:16

ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ' ὡς δοῦλοι Θεοῦ.
ōs eleytheroi, kai mē ōs epikalymma echontes tēs kakias tēn eleytherian, all' ōs doyloi Theoy.
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God's slaves.

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