American Standard Version
having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Young's Literal Translation
having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

1 Peter 2:12 Additional Translations
King James Translators' Notes

whereas: or, wherein

{13} Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they {14} may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of {b} visitation.

(13) The fourth argument, taken from the profit of so doing: for by this means also we provide for our good name and estimation, while we compel them at length to change their minds, who speak evil of us.

(14) The fifth argument, which is also of great force: because the glory of God is greatly set forth by that means, by example of our honest life, then the most corrupt men are brought to God, and submit themselves to him.

(b) When God shall have mercy on them.

2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles. Your daily life. Let it be such as to refute slanders of their enemies.

They speak against you as evildoers. See Ac 17:6. The Jews often accused Christians to heathen rulers of being seditious. Because they rejected the heathen gods, they were accused of being atheists. The best way to answer these charges was to live them down.

By your good works. Compare Mt 5:16.

The day of visitation. The day when God will make all clear and the heathen shall be converted.

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