1 Peter 2:11-17 - A Call To Good Works
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech as sojourners and strangers, to keep off from fleshly passions, which war against the soul; 12 Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.
13 Be subjected to every creation proceeding from man on account of the Lord: whether to the king, as having superiority; 14 Or to chiefs, as sent by him for the punishing of them doing evil, and the praise of them doing good. 15 (For so is the will of God, those doing good to silence the want of knowledge of the foolish men:) 16 As free, and as not having liberty for a covering of wickedness, but as the servants of God. 17 Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.