1 Peter 2:20

God's Word

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.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:19

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

1 Peter 3:17

After all, if it is God’s will, it’s better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong.

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you suffer for doing what God approves, you are blessed. Don’t be afraid of those who want to harm you. Don’t get upset.

Luke 6:32

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

Matthew 5:47

Are you doing anything remarkable if you welcome only your friends? Everyone does that!

1 Corinthians 4:11

To this moment, we are hungry, thirsty, poorly dressed, roughly treated, and homeless.

Mark 14:65

Some of them began to spit on him. They covered his face and hit him with their fists. They said to him, “Prophesy!” Even the guards took him and slapped him.

Matthew 26:67

Then they spit in his face, hit him with their fists, and some of them slapped him.

Philippians 4:18

You have paid me in full, and I have more than enough. Now that Epaphroditus has brought me your gifts, you have filled my needs. Your gifts are a soothing aroma, a sacrifice that God accepts and with which he is pleased.

Ephesians 5:10

Determine which things please the Lord.

Galatians 4:18

(Devotion to a good cause is always good, even when I’m not with you.)