1 Peter 3:16 - Modern King James Version

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that while they speak against you as evildoers they may be shamed, those falsely accusing your good behavior in Christ.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ [And see to it that] your conscience is entirely clear (unimpaired), so that, when you are falsely accused as evildoers, those who threaten you abusively and revile your right behavior in Christ may come to be ashamed [of slandering your good lives].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Yet do this with respectful humility, maintaining a good conscience. Act in this way so that those who malign your good lifestyle in Christ may be ashamed when they slander you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ But do so with meekness and fear, having a good conscience, so that, in whatever matter they may slander you, they shall be confounded, since they falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ But with modesty and fear, having a good conscience: that whereas they speak evil of you, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

1 Peter 3:16 Krydshenvisninger

Daniel 6:4

Then the presidents and rulers sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom. But they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. Neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for My sake.

Acts 24:16

And in this I exercise myself, always to have a blameless conscience toward God and men.

Acts 28:22

But we think it right to hear from you what you think. For truly as concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.

Romans 9:1

I tell the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity; not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the Word of God, but by the revelation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

1 Timothy 1:19

holding faith and a good conscience, which some have put away and made shipwreck as to faith.

1 Timothy 1:5

But the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,

Titus 2:8

in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Hebrews 9:14

how much more shall the blood of Christ (who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God) purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

1 Peter 2:12

having your conduct honest among the nations, in that which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in a day of His visitation, seeing your good works.

1 Peter 2:15

For such is the will of God, doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

1 Peter 2:19

For this is a grace, if for conscience toward God anyone endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

1 Peter 3:21

which figure now also saves us, baptism; not a putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ;

1 Peter 4:4

In these things they are surprised, that you are not running with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.