1 PETER 2:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:”
For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people — the explicit claim that God's will (thelēma theou) involves 'doing good' (agathopoios) to silence (phimaō, muzzle) the 'ignorant accusations' (aphrōn anthrōpōn) establishes that ethical conduct serves apologetic purposes. The silencing of accusations happens through the undeniable evidence of virtue.
Church Fathers on 1 Peter 2:15
No doubt the apostle admonishes the Romans Romans 13:1 to be subject to all power, because there is no power but of God, and because (the ruler) does not carry the sword without reason, and is the servant of God, nay also, says he, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil. For he had also previously spoken thus: For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and you shall have praise of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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