As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - 1 Peter 2:16 >Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
Textus Receptus (TR) - 1 Peter 2:16 >ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ᾿ ὡς δοῦλοι Θεοῦ.