1 Peter 2:19

For it is thanke worthy, yf a man for coscience toward god, endure griefe, and suffer wrong vndeserued.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

In Context

18Seruauntes, obey your maisters with all feare, not only yf they be good & curteous, but also though they be frowarde.

20For what prayse is it, yf when ye be buffeted for your faultes, ye take it paciently? But yf when ye do well ye suffer wrong, & take it paciently, then is there thanke with God.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:10Blessed (are) they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen.

Romans 13:5Wherfore, ye must needes be subiect, not only for feare of punishment: but also because of conscience.

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 →

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