Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. New Living Translation It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. English Standard Version For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Berean Standard Bible For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men. Berean Literal Bible because the will of God is this: doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of foolish men, King James Bible For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: New King James Version For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— New American Standard Bible For such is the will of God, that by doing right you silence the ignorance of foolish people. NASB 1995 For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. NASB 1977 For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. Legacy Standard Bible For such is the will of God that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. Amplified Bible For it is the will of God that by doing right you may silence (muzzle, gag) the [culpable] ignorance and irresponsible criticisms of foolish people. Christian Standard Bible For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good. Holman Christian Standard Bible For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good. American Standard Version For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: Aramaic Bible in Plain English For it is the will of God in this way that by your excellent works you may shut the mouths of fools - those who do not know God, Contemporary English Version God wants you to silence stupid and ignorant people by doing right. Douay-Rheims Bible For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: English Revised Version For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: GOD'S WORD® Translation God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing what is right. Good News Translation For God wants you to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by the good things you do. International Standard Version For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. Literal Standard Version because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men— Majority Standard Bible For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men. New American Bible For it is the will of God that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish people. NET Bible For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good. New Revised Standard Version For it is God’s will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish. New Heart English Bible For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people: Webster's Bible Translation For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: Weymouth New Testament For it is God's will that by doing what is right you should thus silence the ignorant talk of foolish persons. World English Bible For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. Young's Literal Translation because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Submission to Authorities…14or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. 15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men. 16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.… Cross References 1 Peter 2:12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us. 1 Peter 3:16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ. 1 Peter 3:17 For it is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. Treasury of Scripture For so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: so. 1 Peter 4:2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. Ephesians 6:6,7 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; … 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: with. 1 Peter 2:12 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. Job 5:16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. Psalm 107:42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. the ignorance. 1 Timothy 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 2 Peter 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; Jude 1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. foolish. Deuteronomy 32:6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? Job 2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. Psalm 5:5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Jump to Previous Foolish God's Good Ignorance Ignorant Persons Pleasure Right Senseless Shame Silence Talk Well-DoingJump to Next Foolish God's Good Ignorance Ignorant Persons Pleasure Right Senseless Shame Silence Talk Well-Doing1 Peter 2 1. He exhorts to put away wickedness;4. showing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they are built. 11. He beseeches them also to abstain from sinful desires; 13. to be obedient to authorities; 18. and teaches servants how to obey their masters; 20. patiently suffering for well doing, after the example of Christ. (15) For so is the will of God.--This refers to the command contained in the last two verses, which then is further explained by the clause which follows, "that with well-doing." See a very similar construction in 1Thessalonians 4:3. The "well-doing" of this and the last verse bears the most general sense of good conduct, not the special sense noticed on the "fair works" and "fair life" of 1Peter 2:12. Put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.--A very contemptuous expression, the word for "put to silence" being the same as in 1Corinthians 9:9; 1Timothy 5:18, to "muzzle" or "gag," implying that there is something of the animal about these "foolish men." The same contempt appears in each word of the clause, even down to "men," which might be rendered "people" or "creatures." The word for "ignorance" implies a stolid and wilful ignorance, and is so used by heathen authors, as well as very markedly in the only other place in the New Testament, 1Corinthians 15:34. "Foolish," too, contains moral reprobation, Luke 11:40; Luke 12:20; 1Corinthians 15:36. suggesting thoughtlessness rather than senselessness. The definite article is also used in the Greek (as in 2Thessalonians 3:2), and again seems to indicate that St. Peter had some particular enemies in view who had brought the charges. This accusation was evidently one of a political nature; and, indeed, history shows us that the hostility of the empire to the faith was entirely based on the corporate nature of the Christian religion. They would not have minded the cultus, but they could not tolerate the Church. Pliny distinctly says in his letter to Trajan, that it was in consequence of Trajan's issuing an order against het?ri? or societies, that he was led to contend with the Christians in Bithynia. . . . Verse 15. - For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. The Gentiles speak against the Christians as evil-doers; they are to put their accusers to silence by well-doing; this is to be their answer rather than indignant self-vindication. The Greek word rendered "put to silence" (φιμοῦν) means literally "to muzzle" (comp. Matthew 22:12; Mark 4:39; 1 Corinthians 9:10). The word for "ignorance" (ἀγνωσία) occurs, besides this passage, only in 1 Corinthians 15:34, where it evidently means "culpable, self-caused ignorance." The word for "foolish" (ἄφρων) is a strong one - it means "senseless" (comp. 1 Corinthians 15:36). Here it has the article, "the foolish men," i.e. those "who speak against you as evil-doers."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. it is ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. God’s Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. will θέλημα (thelēma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2307: An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. that οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). by doing good ἀγαθοποιοῦντας (agathopoiountas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 15: To do that which is good. From agathopoios; to be a well-doer. you should silence φιμοῦν (phimoun) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 5392: To muzzle, silence. From phimos; to muzzle. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ignorance ἀγνωσίαν (agnōsian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 56: Ignorance; specifically: willful ignorance. Ignorance. of foolish ἀφρόνων (aphronōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 878: Senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. Properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, ignorant, egotistic, rash, or unbelieving. men. ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. Links 1 Peter 2:15 NIV1 Peter 2:15 NLT 1 Peter 2:15 ESV 1 Peter 2:15 NASB 1 Peter 2:15 KJV 1 Peter 2:15 BibleApps.com 1 Peter 2:15 Biblia Paralela 1 Peter 2:15 Chinese Bible 1 Peter 2:15 French Bible 1 Peter 2:15 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Peter 2:15 For this is the will of God (1 Pet. 1P iP i Pet) |
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