1 Peter 2:19
For this is acceptable, if a man for conscience toward God[2:19] endures griefs, suffering wrongfully.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 5:10Happy they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
John 15:21But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, because they know not him who sent me.
Romans 13:5Wherefore it is necessary to submit yourselves, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
2 Corinthians 1:12For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, did we deport ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:14-25
Submission to Magistrates; Various Exhortations; Christ's Example as a Sufferer. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the… Read the whole commentary →