Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.

or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the encouragement of well-doers.

not paying back evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but on the contrary giving a blessing. Because for this you have been called??o inherit a blessing.

He who would love life and enjoy happy days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking guile;

Let him turn from evil and do good, Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears are open to their cry; But the face of the Lord is set against evil-doers.

See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed.

They are astonished at this, that you do not run into the same excesses of profligacy as they do; and they speak evil of you.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.