1 Peter 2:15 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
American Standard Version (ASV)
For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;
World English Bible (WEB)
For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
| For | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| so | οὕτως | houtōs | OO-tose |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | ay-STEEN |
| the | τὸ | to | toh |
| will | θέλημα | thelēma | THAY-lay-ma |
of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| God, | θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO |
| doing well with that | ἀγαθοποιοῦντας | agathopoiountas | ah-ga-thoh-poo-OON-tahs |
| silence to put may ye | φιμοῦν | phimoun | fee-MOON |
| the | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| ignorance | τῶν | tōn | tone |
| ἀφρόνων | aphronōn | ah-FROH-none | |
| of foolish | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | an-THROH-pone |
| men: | ἀγνωσίαν | agnōsian | ah-gnose-EE-an |