1 Peter 4:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Exodus 22:2

But if you cannot afford to replace the animals, you must be sold as a slave to pay for what you have stolen. If you steal an ox, donkey, or sheep, and are caught with it still alive, you must pay the owner double. If you happen to kill a burglar who breaks into your home after dark, you are not guilty. But if you kill someone who breaks in during the day, you are guilty of murder.

Matthew 5:11

God will bless you when people insult you, ill-treat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Try your best to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work hard, just as we taught you to do.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

Now we learn that some of you waste your time and won't do any work, except the work of a busybody.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides, they will become lazy and get into the habit of going from house to house. Next, they will start gossiping and become busybodies, talking about things that are none of their business.

2 Timothy 2:9

And because of this message, I am locked up in jail and treated like a criminal. But God's good news isn't locked in jail,

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 3:17

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