1 Peter 2:20

New Century Version

If you are beaten for doing wrong, there is no reason to praise you for being patient in your punishment. But if you suffer for doing good, and you are patient, then God is pleased.

Cross References

Matthew 26:67

Then the people there spat in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. Others slapped him.

Matthew 5:47

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

Mark 14:65

Some of the people there began to spit at Jesus. They blindfolded him and beat him with their fists and said, “Prove you are a prophet!” Then the guards led Jesus away and beat him.

Luke 6:32

If you love only the people who love you, what praise should you get? Even sinners love the people who love them.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even to this very hour we do not have enough to eat or drink or to wear. We are often beaten, and we have no homes in which to live.

Galatians 4:18

It is good for people to show interest in you, but only if their purpose is good. This is always true, not just when I am with you.

Ephesians 5:10

Try to learn what pleases the Lord.

Philippians 4:18

And now I have everything, and more. I have all I need, because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. It is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God, who accepts that sacrifice and is pleased with it.

1 Peter 2:19

A person might have to suffer even when it is unfair, but if he thinks of God and can stand the pain, God is pleased.

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you suffer for doing right, you are blessed. “Don’t be afraid of what they fear; do not dread those things.”

1 Peter 3:17

It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong if that is what God wants.