1 Peter 2:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Job 21:27

My friends, I know that you are plotting against me.

Psalm 119:86

Your laws can be trusted! Protect me from cruel liars.

Psalm 35:19

Don't let my brutal enemies be glad because of me. They hate me for no reason. Don't let them wink behind my back.

Psalm 38:19

Many deadly and powerful enemies hate me,

Psalm 69:4

There are more people who hate me for no reason than there are hairs on my head. Many terrible enemies want to destroy me, God. Am I supposed to give back something I didn't steal?

Luke 6:32

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

John 15:21

People will do to you exactly what they did to me. They will do it because you belong to me, and they don't know the one who sent me.

Acts 11:23

When Barnabas got there and saw what God had been kind enough to do for them, he was very glad. So he begged them to remain faithful to the Lord with all their hearts.

Romans 13:5

But you should obey the rulers because you know it is the right thing to do, and not just because of God's anger.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But God was kind! He made me what I am, and his wonderful kindness wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's kindness at work and not me.

2 Corinthians 1:12

We can be proud of our clear conscience. We have always lived honestly and sincerely, especially when we were with you. And we were guided by God's wonderful kindness instead of by the wisdom of this world.

2 Corinthians 8:1

My friends, we want you to know that the churches in Macedonia have shown others how kind God is.

2 Timothy 1:12

That's why I am suffering now. But I am not ashamed! I know the one I have faith in, and I am sure that he can guard until the last day what he has trusted me with.

Hebrews 10:2

If there were worshippers who already have their sins washed away and their consciences made clear, there would not be any need to go on offering sacrifices.

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 4:15

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