1 Peter 2:12 meaning and explanation
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
1 Peter 2:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter writes to Christians scattered across Asia Minor, likely facing suspicion and slander from their pagan neighbors. In verse 11 he calls them foreigners and exiles, and here he urges conduct that is honorable, the Greek word anastrophē meaning one's whole manner of life.
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