1 Peter 4:19

Easy To Read Version

So those people who suffer like God wants them to should trust their lives to him. God is the One who made them, and they can trust him. So they should continue to do good.

Cross References

Psalm 138:8

Lord, give me the things you promised.\par Lord, your true love continues forever.\par Lord, you made us,\par so don’t leave us!\par

Psalm 31:5

Lord, you are the God we can trust.\par I put my life {\cf2\super [189]} in your hands.\par Save me!\par

Psalm 37:5

Depend on the Lord.\par Trust him, and he will do\par what must be done.\par

Isaiah 43:21

These are the people I made. And these people will sing songs to praise me.

Isaiah 43:7

Bring to me all the people that are mine—the people that have my name. I made those people for myself. I made those people, and they are mine.”

Daniel 6:22

My God sent his angel to save me. The angel closed the lions’ mouths. The lions have not hurt me because my God knows I am innocent. I never did anything wrong to you, king.”

Luke 23:46

Jesus shouted, “Father, I give you my life.” {\cf2\super [382]} After Jesus said this, he died.

Romans 2:7

Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. Those people live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give life forever to those people.

2 Timothy 1:12

And I suffer now because I tell that Good News. But I am not ashamed. I know the One (Jesus) that I have believed. I am sure that he is able to protect the things that he has trusted me with until that Day. {\cf2\super [8]}

1 Peter 2:15

So when you do good, you stop foolish people from saying stupid things about you. This is what God wants.

1 Peter 3:17

It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong. Yes, it is better if that is what God wants.

1 Peter 3:20

Those were the spirits who refused to obey God long ago in the time of Noah. God was waiting patiently for them while Noah was building the big boat. Only a few people—eight in all—were saved in that boat. Those people were saved by water.