1 Peter 2:15-16

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[15] For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: [16] as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

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Zion originally referred to the hill and city of Jerusalem, especially associated with God’s dwelling and the Davidic kingdom. Though it appears in the preceding citation, Peter uses Zion to identify Christ as God’s chosen cornerstone, grounding believers’ faithful public conduct in their identity as his people.

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1 Peter 2:15-16 mentions Zion.