1 Peter 3:17

Conservative English Version

You are better off to obey God and suffer for doing right than to suffer for doing wrong.

Cross References

Matthew 26:39

Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, don't make me suffer by having me drink from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want."

Matthew 26:42

Again Jesus went to pray and said, "My Father, if there is no other way, and I must suffer, I will still do what you want."

Acts 18:21

He told them good-by and said, "If God lets me, I will come back."

Acts 21:14

Since we could not get Paul to change his mind, we gave up and prayed, "Lord, please make us willing to do what you want."

1 Peter 1:6

On that day you will be glad, even if you have to go through many hard trials for a while.

1 Peter 2:15

God wants you to silence stupid and ignorant people by doing right.

1 Peter 2:20

You don't gain anything by being punished for some wrong you have done. But God will bless you, if you have to suffer for doing something good.

1 Peter 3:14

Even if you have to suffer for doing good things, God will bless you. So stop being afraid and don't worry about what people might do.

1 Peter 4:15

But you deserve to suffer if you are a murderer, a thief, a crook, or a busybody.

1 Peter 4:19

If you suffer for obeying God, you must have complete faith in your faithful Creator and keep on doing right.