1 Peter 2:12

1 Peter chapter 2 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Context

v.11Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

v.12This passage

v.13Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Corinthians 14:25
the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
Ephesians 2:3
among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—
Acts 24:13
Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.
1 Timothy 2:2
for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.
Luke 19:44
and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.