1 Peter 2:19

God's Word

God is pleased if a person is aware of him while enduring the pains of unjust suffering.

Cross References

Job 21:27

“You see, I know your thoughts and the schemes you plot against me

Psalm 119:86

(All your commandments are reliable.) Those people persecute me with lies. Help me!

Psalm 35:19

Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink ⌞at me⌟.

Psalm 38:19

My mortal enemies are growing stronger. Many hate me for no reason.

Psalm 69:4

Those who hate me for no reason outnumber the hairs on my head. Those who want to destroy me are mighty. They have no reason to be my enemies. I am forced to pay back what I did not steal.

Luke 6:32

“If you love those who love you, do you deserve any thanks for that? Even sinners love those who love them.

John 15:21

Indeed, they will do all this to you because you are committed to me, since they don’t know the one who sent me.

Acts 11:23

When he arrived there, he was pleased to see what God had done for them out of kindness. So he encouraged all the people to remain solidly committed to the Lord.

Romans 13:5

Therefore, it is necessary for you to obey, not only because you’re afraid of God’s anger but also because of your own conscience.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But God’s kindness  made me what I am, and that kindness was not wasted on me. Instead, I worked harder than all the others. It was not I who did it, but God’s kindness was with me.

2 Corinthians 1:12

We are proud that our conscience is clear. We are proud of the way that we have lived in this world. We have lived with a God-given holiness  and sincerity, especially toward you. It was not by human wisdom that we have lived but by God’s kindness.

2 Corinthians 8:1

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know how God showed his kindness  to the churches in the province of Macedonia.

2 Timothy 1:12

For this reason I suffer as I do. However, I’m not ashamed. I know whom I trust. I’m convinced that he is able to protect what he had entrusted to me until that day.

Hebrews 10:2

If these sacrifices could have made the worshipers perfect, the sacrifices would have stopped long ago. Those who worship would have been cleansed once and for all. Their consciences would have been free from sin.

1 Peter 2:20

What credit do you deserve if you endure a beating for doing something wrong? But if you endure suffering for doing something good, God is pleased with you.

1 Peter 4:15

If you suffer, you shouldn’t suffer for being a murderer, thief, criminal, or troublemaker.