1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
King James Version
In Context
17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
19By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
Cross References
Numbers 7:15One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Daniel 9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Matthew 27:19When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
Acts 3:14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Romans 1:4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Romans 5:2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:17-18
Good Conscience and Good Conversation. ( a. d. 66.) 16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. The confession of a Christian's faith cannot credibly be supported but by the two means here specified— a good conscience and a good conversation. conscience is good when it does its office well, when it is… Read the whole commentary →