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1 Peter 2

1 Peter 2:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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16
As
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
free
eleutheros (Greek #1658)
unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability)
KJV usage: free (man, woman), at liberty.
Pronounce: el-yoo'-ther-os
Origin: probably from the alternate of 2064
m, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
δusing
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
your liberty
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
eleutheria (Greek #1657)
freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial)
KJV usage: liberty.
Pronounce: el-yoo-ther-ee'-ah
Origin: from 1658
for
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
a cloke
epikaluma (Greek #1942)
a covering, i.e. (figuratively) pretext
KJV usage: cloke.
Pronounce: ep-ee-kal'-oo-mah
Origin: from 1943
of maliciousness
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kakia (Greek #2549)
badness, i.e. (subjectively) depravity, or (actively) malignity, or (passively) trouble
KJV usage: evil, malice(-iousness), naughtiness, wickedness.
Pronounce: kak-ee'-ah
Origin: from 2556
, but
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
the servants
doulos (Greek #1401)
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
KJV usage: bond(-man), servant.
Pronounce: doo'-los
Origin: from 1210
of God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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Gal. 5:1,13• 1Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
 13For *ye* have been called to liberty, brethren; only do not turn liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another. (Gal. 5:1,13)
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having.

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Liberty,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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free.
John 8:32‑36• 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.
 33They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never been under bondage to any one; how sayest thou, Ye shall become free?
 34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one that practises sin is the bondman of sin.
 35Now the bondman abides not in the house for ever: the son abides for ever.
 36If therefore the Son shall set you free, ye shall be really free. (John 8:32‑36)
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Rom. 6:18,22• 18Now, having got your freedom from sin, ye have become bondmen to righteousness.
 22But *now*, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life. (Rom. 6:18,22)
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1 Cor. 7:22• 22For the bondman that is called in the Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman being called is Christ's bondman. (1 Cor. 7:22)
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Gal. 5:1,13• 1Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
 13For *ye* have been called to liberty, brethren; only do not turn liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another. (Gal. 5:1,13)
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James 1:25• 25But *he* that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, *he* shall be blessed in his doing. (James 1:25)
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James 2:12• 12So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by the law of liberty; (James 2:12)
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2 Peter 2:19• 19promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is subdued, by him is he also brought into slavery. (2 Peter 2:19)
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Jude 4• 4For certain men have got in unnoticed, they who of old were marked out beforehand to this sentence, ungodly persons, turning the grace of our God into dissoluteness, and denying our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 4)
using.
Gr. having.
a cloke.
Matt. 23:14• 14(Verse 14 is omitted in this translation.) (Matt. 23:14)
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John 15:22• 22If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. (John 15:22)
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1 Thess. 2:5• 5For we have not at any time been among you with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God is witness; (1 Thess. 2:5)
but.
Eph. 6:6• 6not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul, (Eph. 6:6)
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Col. 3:24• 24knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ. (Col. 3:24)
• It is our happiness and cherished duty to carry ourselves as God's bondmen: such we really are; and we find it the perfect law of liberty, as it flows from our new nature. (“1 Peter 2:13-17” by W. Kelly)
• Still, he must not use his freedom as “a cloak of malice” (ch. 2:16)—in any way to vent his spleen upon others—but he must regard it as liberty to serve God, and the service of God demands the subjection to rulers which is here laid down. (“1 Peter 2” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of maliceo, but as God’s bondmen.

JND Translation Notes

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In the Greek there are articles before "liberty" and "malice," thus emphasizing the contrast. "that thing liberty as cloak of that thing malice."

W. Kelly Translation

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as free, and not having libertya as a cloak of malice, but as God’s bondmen.

WK Translation Notes

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"Having freedom," not "your freedom"—the thing freedom as a cover of the thing malice. Even the Revisers do not say "your" wickedness; nor should they with freedom. The article is with both in Greek, not as a possessive, but because contrast makes the two objects, or in a measure personifies them.