1 Peter 3:17

For it is better to suffer for doing good, should the will of God so determine, than for doing evil.

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In The King James Version

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

In Context

16keeping a good conscience, so that wherein they speak against you as evildoers, those who revile your good way of life in Christ may be put to shame.

18Because Christ also suffered on account of sins, once for all, the righteous on behalf of the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God; having been put to death, to be sure, in flesh, but having been made alive in spirit;

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Cross References

Matthew 26:39And going a little farther He fell on His face and prayed saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass me by; nevertheless not as I wish, but as you do.”

Acts 21:14When he would not be dissuaded, we stopped, saying, “Let the will of the Lord be done.”

1 Peter 2:20For what credit is it if upon sinning and being beaten you endure patiently? But if upon doing good and suffering you endure patiently, this is commendable before God.

1 Peter 4:15Now do not any of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in others' affairs;

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 →

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