1 Peter 2:15

The ignorance — Of them who blame you, because they do not know you: a strong motive to pity them.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For so is the will of God - That is, it is in accordance with the divine will that in this way you should put them to silence. That with well...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(19) For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: (19) He declares the first argument more am...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15 For so is the will of God He returns to his former doctrine, lest an occasion should be given to the unbelieving to speak evil, though he...
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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ye may put to silence— Ye may bridle-in. The original φιμουν, is used for putting on a muzzle, as the ancients used to do upon oxen, horses,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Obedience to the constituted authorities:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men;
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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¹⁵ For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Related Commentaries of 1 Peter 2:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:15