1 Peter 2:12-15 having your conduct seemly among the gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, from your good works which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Worrell⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² having your conduct seemly among the gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, from your good works which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. ¹³ Submit yourself to every human ordinance, for the Lord's sake; whether to a king as supreme; ¹⁴ or to governors, as sent through him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for praise to those who do well; ¹⁵ for so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men;