having good behavior among the nations, so in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
in the day of visitation: "Visitation" (episkopes) comes from the same word as bishop or overseer (Acts 20; Acts 28). God oversees His people and looks after their welfare. The day of visitation refers to the day (any day) when God comes in grace. God visits in judgment; he also visits in salvation (Psalms 106:4). It is wonderful to know that these persecuted people know that God watches over them in the day of visitation. Wonderful is the day when a sinner turns to God as the shepherd and overseer of his soul.