1 Peter 4:15

New Century Version

Do not suffer for murder, theft, or any other crime, nor because you trouble other people.

Cross References

Exodus 22:2

“The robber who is caught must pay back what he stole. If he owns nothing, he must be sold as a slave to pay for what he stole. If the stolen animal is found alive with the robber, he must give the owner two animals for every animal he stole, whether it was a bull, donkey, or sheep. “If a thief is killed while breaking into a house at night, the one who killed him is not guilty of murder. But if this happens during the day, he is guilty of murder.

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, you will be blessed.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business, and do your own work as we have already told you.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They do nothing but busy themselves in other people’s lives.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides that, they learn to waste their time, going from house to house. And they not only waste their time but also begin to gossip and busy themselves with other people’s lives, saying things they should not say.

2 Timothy 2:9

and I am suffering because of it to the point of being bound with chains like a criminal. But God’s teaching is not in chains.

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.