1 Peter 2:19
For this is acceptable, if any one on account of a sense of duty to God endureth hardships, suffering wrongfully.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 35:19Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully triumph over me; Let them not wink with the eye, who hate me without cause!
Psalms 69:4More numerous than the hairs of my head are they who hate me without reason; Mighty are they who seek to destroy me, being my enemies without cause: I must restore what I took not away.
Matthew 5:10Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
John 15:21But all these things will they do to you on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
Romans 13:5It is necessary therefore to submit, not only because of the wrath, but also for your conscience' sake.
2 Corinthians 1:12For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and the sincerity which is of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially 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 →