1 Peter 2:16
Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
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free.

John 8:32-36
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." . . .

Romans 6:18, 22
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. . . .

1 Corinthians 7:22
For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave.

Galatians 5:1, 13
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. . . .

James 1:25
But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so--not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer--he will be blessed in what he does.

James 2:12
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the Law that gives freedom.

2 Peter 2:19
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to corruption. For a man is a slave to whatever has overcome him.

and.

Jude 1:4
For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed--ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

using.

Matthew 23:14
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

1 Thessalonians 2:5
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

but.

Ephesians 6:6
And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

Colossians 3:24
because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

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.

International Standard Version
Live like free people, and do not use your freedom as an excuse for doing evil. Instead, be God's servants.

NET Bible
Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God's slaves.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
As free children, and not as persons who make their liberty a cloak for their evil, but as Servants of God.
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