1 Peter 2:21
For to this ye were called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
22who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
Cross References
Psalms 85:13Righteousness shall go before him, And set us in the way of his steps.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Mark 8:34And calling the multitude to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever chooseth to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Luke 14:26If any one cometh to me, and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
John 13:15For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.
Acts 9:16For I myself will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
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 →