1 Peter 2:15 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

English ASV

For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

English Amplified

For it is God's will and intention that by doing right [your good and honest lives] should silence (muzzle, gag) the ignorant charges and ill-informed criticisms of foolish persons.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For it is God's will and intention that by doing right [your good and honest lives] should silence (muzzle, gag) the ignorant charges and ill-informed criticisms of foolish persons.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;

English EASY 2024

God wants you to do only what is good. Then silly people will not be able to say bad things against you. Those people do not really know what is true.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

When you do good, you stop ignorant people from saying foolish things about you. This is what God wants.

For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

For God wants you to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by the good things you do.

English God's Word - GW 1995

God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing what is right.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For it is God's will that you, by doing good, silence the ignorance of foolish people.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

For such is the will of God that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For it is the will of God that by doing right you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For it is the will of God that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish people.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

By doing good you will put a stop to the talk of foolish people. They don't know what they are saying. God wants you to stop them.

English NIV

For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.

English NKJ 1982

For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—

English NLT

It is God's will that your good lives should silence those who make foolish accusations against you.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For it is God’s will for you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing what is right.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For it is God's will that by doing right you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

It is God's will that your good lives should silence those who foolishly condemn the Gospel without knowing what it can do for them, having never experienced its power.

English Tyndale 1537

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye should stop the mouths of ignorant men:(that ye put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men:)

1 Peter 2:15 — Compare Translations