1 Peter 4:15

New International Version

If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 3:11

We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.

1 Peter 3:17

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

2 Timothy 2:9

for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained.

Matthew 5:11

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

Exodus 22:2

“If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”