1 Peter 2:19
For it is praiseworthy if anyone endures pain while suffering injustice because of his awareness of God.
Unlocked Literal 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 35:19Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; 1 do not let them carry out their wicked schemes. 1
Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs on my head; 1 those who would cut me off, being my enemies for wrong reasons, are mighty; 1 what I did not steal, I have to give back. 1
Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, 2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
John 15:21They will do all these things to you because of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
Romans 13:5Therefore you must obey, not only because of the wrath, but also because of conscience.
2 Corinthians 1:12We are proud of this: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not relying on fleshly wisdom but on the grace of God.
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 →