1 Peter 2:20

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But if you are punished for doing wrong, there is no reason to praise you for bearing that punishment. But if you suffer for doing good and you are patient, this pleases God.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:19

One of you might have to suffer even when you have done nothing wrong. If you think of God and bear the pain, this pleases God.

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 3:14

But you may suffer for doing right. If that happens, you have God’s blessing. “Don’t be afraid of the people who make you suffer; don’t be worried.”

Luke 6:32

“If you love only those who love you, should you get any special praise for doing that? No, even sinners love those who love them!

Matthew 5:47

And if you are nice only to your friends, you are no better than anyone else. Even the people who don’t know God are nice to their friends.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even now we still don’t have enough to eat or drink, and we don’t have enough clothes. We often get beatings. We have no homes.

Mark 14:65

Some of the people there spit at him. They covered his eyes and hit him with their fists. They said, “Be a prophet and tell us who hit you!” Then the guards led Jesus away and beat him.

Matthew 26:67

Then some there spit in Jesus’ face, and they hit him with their fists. Others slapped him.

Philippians 4:18

I have everything I need. I have even more than I need. I have all I need because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. Your gift is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God. God accepts that sacrifice and it pleases him.

Ephesians 5:10

Try to learn what pleases the Lord.

Galatians 4:18

It is good for you to work hard, of course, if it is for something good. That’s something you should do whether I am there or not.