1 Peter 2:16

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14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.

15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—

16 ^aas free, yet not ^busing liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.

17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear ^aGod. Honor the king.

Submission to Masters

18 ^aServants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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1 Peter 2:16

As free - The Jews pretended that they were a free people, and owed allegiance to God alone; hence they were continually rebelling against the Roman government, to which God had subjected them because of their rebellion against him: thus they used their liberty for a cloak of maliciousness - for a pretext of rebellion, and by it endeavored to vindicate their seditious and rebellious conduct.

But as the servants of God - These were free from sin and Satan, but they were the servants of God - bound to obey him; and, as he had made it their duty to obey the civil magistrate, they served God by submitting to every ordinance of man for the Lord' s sake.

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