CLV(i)
10 who once were "not a peopleyet now are the people of God, who "have not enjoyed mercy,yet now are "being shown mercy."
11 Beloved, I am entreating you, as sojourners and expatriates, to be abstaining from the fleshly lusts which are warring against the soul,
12 having your behavior among the nations ideal, that in that in which they are speaking against you as of evildoers, by being spectators of ideal acts they should be glorifying God in the day of visitation."
13 You may be subject to every human creation because of the Lord, whether to the king, as a superior,
14 or to governors, as being sent by him for vengeance on evildoers, yet for the applause of doers of good."
15 For thus it is the will of God, by doing good to be muzzling the ignorance of imprudent men;"
16 as free, and not as having freedom for a cover over evil, but as God's slaves."
17 Honor all; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
18 Domestics may do it by being subject to your owners, with all fear, not only to the good and lenient, but to the crooked also;"
19 for this is grace, if, because of consciousness of God, anyone is undergoing sorrows, suffering unjustly."