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1 Peter 2:12

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10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.Select 1 Peter 2:10

11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;Select 1 Peter 2:11

12Having 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.Select 1 Peter 2:12

13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;Select 1 Peter 2:13

14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.Select 1 Peter 2:14

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2:12 having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

ASV

2:12 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.

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