1 Peter 2:20

For what grace is it, if ye synnen, and ben buffatid, and suffren? But if ye don wel, and suffren pacientli, this is grace anentis God.

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In The King James Version

For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

In Context

19For this is grace, if for conscience of God ony man suffrith heuynessis, and suffrith vniustli.

21For to this thing ye ben clepid. For also Crist suffride for vs, and lefte ensaumple to you, that ye folewe the steppis of hym.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:47And if ye greten youre britheren oonli, what schulen ye do more? ne doon not hethene men this?

Mark 14:65And summe bigunnen to bispete hym, `and to hile his face, and to smite hym with buffetis, and seie to hym, Areede thou. And the mynystris beeten hym with strokis.

Romans 12:1Therfore, britheren, Y biseche you bi the mercy of God, that ye yyue youre bodies a lyuynge sacrifice, hooli, plesynge to God, and youre seruyse resonable.

Ephesians 5:10And preue ye what `thing is wel plesynge to God.

1 Peter 2:19For this is grace, if for conscience of God ony man suffrith heuynessis, and suffrith vniustli.

1 Peter 3:17For it is betere that ye do wel, and suffre, if the wille of God wole, than doynge yuele.

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