1 Peter 2:20

Contemporary English Version 1995

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.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:19

God will bless you, even if others treat you unfairly for being loyal to him.

1 Peter 3:17

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

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.

Luke 6:32

If you love only someone who loves you, will God praise you for that? Even sinners love people who love them.

Matthew 5:47

If you greet only your friends, what's so great about this? Don't even unbelievers do that?

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even today we go hungry and thirsty and don't have anything to wear except rags. We are mistreated and don't have a place to live.

Mark 14:65

Some of the people started spitting on Jesus. They blindfolded him, hit him with their fists, and said, “Tell us who hit you!” Then the guards took charge of Jesus and beat him.

Matthew 26:67

Then they spit in his face and hit him with their fists. Others slapped him

Philippians 4:18

I have been paid back everything, and with interest. I am completely satisfied with the gifts you sent with Epaphroditus. They are like a sweet-smelling offering or like the right kind of sacrifice that pleases God.

Ephesians 5:10

as you try to please the Lord.

Galatians 4:18

It is always good to give your attention to something worthwhile, even when I am not with you.