1 Peter 2:16 (WEB)
Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
Catechism · 2
Participation in Social Life
“Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment."” — Catechism footnote: Rom 13:1-2; cf. 1 Pet 2:13-17.
The Fourth Commandment
“Live as free men, yet without using your freedom as a pretext for evil; but live as servants of God."” — Catechism footnote: 1 Pet 2:13, 16.
Fathers and councils · 4
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And for this reason Peter says “that we have not liberty as a cloak of maliciousness,” but as the means of testing and evidencing faith.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 16.
Read the whole comment“…no compulsion in regard to him; and [by the expression] “not expedient” pointing out that we “should not use our liberty as a cloak of maliciousness,” for this is not expedient.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 16.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.34Conference XXI
“The blessed Apostle Paul also says: “For ye, brethren, were called to liberty,” i.e., that ye might be free from the dominion of sin, “only use not your liberty for an occasion of the flesh,” i.e., believe that the doing away with the commands of the law is a licence to sin.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 16; Gal. v. 13.
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Clement of Alexandria
“…ut bene facientes obmutescere faciatis imprudentium hominum ignorantiam; quasi liberi, et non quasi velamen habentes malitiæ libertatem, sed ut servi Dei.”” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 11, 12, 15, 16.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.34.
Cited together in Catechism §1899 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §1899 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.34.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.34.