1Pe 2:14-16 | ESV | STEP | or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good .

1 Peter 2:14-16

14 or to governors as sent by him ^ato punish those who do evil and ^bto praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, ^cthat by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 ^dLive as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but ^eliving as servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} of God.