1 Peter 2:16

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
World English Bible (WEB)
As{G5613} free{G1658}, and{G2532} not{G3361} using{G2192}{(G5723)} your liberty{G1657} for{G5613} a cloke{G1942} of maliciousness{G2549}, but{G235} as{G5613} the servants{G1401} of God{G2316}.
Strong's King James
(16) As free men, don't use your freedom as a covering of evil malice but rather as love slaves of אֱלֹהִים Elohim.
The F.O.G*
[16] Live as people who are truly free, but don't use your freedom as a cover-up for evil. Live as people who belong to God's household.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;
Young's Literal Translation

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