1 Peter 4:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So if God wants you to suffer, you should trust your lives to him. He is the one who made you, and you can trust him. So continue to do good.

Cross References

Psalm 37:5

Depend on the Lord. Trust in him, and he will help you.

2 Timothy 1:12

And I suffer now because of that work. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one I have put my trust in. And I am sure that he is able to protect what I have put into his care until that Day.

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.

Psalm 138:8

Lord, I know you will do what you have promised. Lord, your faithful love will last forever. You are the one who made us, so don’t leave us!

1 Peter 2:15

When you do good, you stop ignorant people from saying foolish things about you. This is what God wants.

Romans 2:7

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

Psalm 31:5

Lord, you are the God we can trust. I put my life in your hands. Save me!

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.”

Acts 7:59

As they were throwing the stones at him, Stephen was praying. He said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Luke 23:46

Jesus shouted, “Father, I put my life in your hands!” After Jesus said this, he died.

Isaiah 43:21

I made them, and they will sing songs of praise to me.

Isaiah 43:7

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

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 people while Noah was building the big boat. And only a few—eight in all—were saved in the boat through the floodwater.