having your conduct honest among the nations, in that which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in a day of His visitation, seeing your good works.

or to governors as sent by Him for vengeance on evildoers, but for praise on well-doers.

having a good conscience, that while they speak against you as evildoers they may be shamed, those falsely accusing your good behavior in Christ.

in which I suffer ill as an evildoer, even to bonds. But the Word of God is not chained.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or a meddler in the affairs of others.

They answered and said to him, If he were not an evildoer, then we would not have delivered him up to you.