1 Peter 4:15

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You may suffer, but don’t let it be because you murder, steal, make trouble, or try to control other people’s lives.

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 3:11

We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They are doing nothing except being busy in the lives of others.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Mind your own business, and earn your own living, as we told you before.

1 Timothy 5:13

Also, these younger widows begin to waste their time going from house to house. They also begin to gossip and try to run other people’s lives. They say things they should not say.

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.

2 Timothy 2:9

And because I tell that message, I am suffering. I am even bound with chains like someone who has really done wrong. But God’s message is not bound.

Matthew 5:11

“People will insult you and hurt you. They will lie and say all kinds of evil things about you because you follow me. But when they do that, know that great blessings belong to you.

Exodus 22:2

If he owns nothing, then he will be sold as a slave. But if the man still has the animal and you find it, that man must give the owner two animals for every animal he stole. It doesn’t matter if the animal was a bull, a donkey, or a sheep. “If a thief is killed while trying to break into a house at night, then no one will be guilty for killing him. But if this happens during the day, the one who killed him will be guilty of murder.

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.”