1 Peter 2:23
who when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed it to him who judges righteously;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
22who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
Cross References
Matthew 27:39And those passing by reviled him, wagging their heads,
Mark 15:29And they that passed by railed at him, wagging their heads, and saying: Aha, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days;
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 →