1 Peter 2:19
For this is commendable, if for the sake of conscience toward God, a man endures sorrow while suffering wrongfully.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
John 15:21But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, because they do not know him who sent me.
Romans 13:5Therefore you must be subject, not only to avoid wrath, but also for conscience sake.
2 Corinthians 1:12For our boast is in this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and still more 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 →