1 Peter 2:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
5613 [e]ὡς
hōs
asAdv
1658 [e]ἐλεύθεροι,
eleutheroi
free,Adj-NMP
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
3361 [e]μὴ
notAdv
5613 [e]ὡς
hōs
asAdv
1942 [e]ἐπικάλυμμα
epikalymma
a cover-upN-ANS
2192 [e]ἔχοντες
echontes
havingV-PPA-NMP
3588 [e]τῆς
tēs
forArt-GFS
2549 [e]κακίας
kakias
evilN-GFS
3588 [e]τὴν
tēn
theArt-AFS
1657 [e]ἐλευθερίαν,
eleutherian
freedom,N-AFS
235 [e]ἀλλ’
all’
butConj
5613 [e]ὡς
hōs
asAdv
2316 [e]Θεοῦ
Theou
of GodN-GMS
1401 [e]δοῦλοι.
douloi
servants.N-NMP





















Greek Texts
ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 2:16 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ’ ὡς Θεοῦ δοῦλοι.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 2:16 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ' ὡς θεοῦ δοῦλοι.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 2:16 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ' ὡς θεοῦ δοῦλοι.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 2:16 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ’ ὡς δοῦλοι θεοῦ.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 2:16 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ’ ὡς δοῦλοι Θεοῦ.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 2:16 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
ὡς ἐλεύθερος καί μή ὡς ἐπικάλυμα ἔχω ὁ κακία ὁ ἐλευθερία ἀλλά ὡς θεός δοῦλος

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 2:16 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ’ ὡς δοῦλοι Θεοῦ.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 2:16 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
ὡς ἐλεύθεροι καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἀλλ' ὡς δοῦλοι θεοῦ

1 Peter 2:16 Hebrew Bible
כחפשים ולא כאלו היתה לכם החפשה למכסה הרעה כי אם כעבדי אלהים׃

1 Peter 2:16 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܐܝܟ ܒܢܝ ܚܐܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܐܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܠܒܝܫܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.

King James Bible
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As God's slaves, live as free people, but don't use your freedom as a way to conceal evil.
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