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14 or of governors, as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish. 16 As servants[a] of God, live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:16 Gk slaves

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