1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ also once suffered for sins, a righteous man for unrighteous men, so that he might bring you to God. Having indeed been killed in flesh, but made alive in spirit,
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17For it is better to suffer doing good, if the will of God desires, than for doing evil.
19in which also, having gone, he preached to the spirits in prison
Cross References
Numbers 7:15one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
Daniel 9:26And after the sixty-two weeks the anointed one shall be cut off, and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary, and the end of it shall be with a flood. And even to the
Matthew 27:19And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, There is nothing for thee and that righteous man. For I suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
Acts 3:14But ye denied the Holy and Righteous, and asked for a man, a murderer to be granted to you.
Romans 1:4He who was designated Son of God in power, according to a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection of the dead--Jesus Christ our Lord--
Romans 5:2through whom also we have access by faith for this grace in which we stand, and we take pride 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 →