1 Peter 2:21

The Passion Translation

In fact, you were called to live this way, because Christ also suffered in your place, leaving you his example for you to follow.

Cross References

1 John 2:6

not just by saying, “I am intimate with God,” but by walking in the footsteps of Jesus.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If you truly want to follow me, you should at once completely reject and disown your own life. And you must be willing to share my cross and experience it as your own, as you continually surrender to my ways.

Ephesians 5:2

And continue to walk surrendered to the extravagant love of Christ, for he surrendered his life as a sacrifice for us. His great love for us was pleasing to God, like an aroma of adoration—a sweet healing fragrance.

1 John 3:16

This is how we have discovered love’s reality: Jesus sacrificed his life for us. Because of this great love, we should be willing to lay down our lives for one another.

1 Peter 2:24

He himself carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we would be dead to sin and live for righteousness. Our instant healing flowed from his wounding.

1 Corinthians 11:1

I want you to pattern your lives after me, just as I pattern mine after Christ.

1 Peter 4:1

Since Christ, though innocent, suffered in his flesh for you, now you also must be a prepared soldier, having the same mind-set, for whoever has died in his body is done with sin.

Philippians 2:5

And consider the example that Jesus, the Anointed One, has set before us. Let his mindset become your motivation.

Matthew 11:29

Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me.

Romans 8:29

For he knew all about us before we were born and he destined us from the beginning to share the likeness of his Son. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of brothers and sisters who will become just like him.

Acts 14:22

At each place they went, they strengthened the lives of the believers and encouraged them to go deeper in their faith. And they taught them, “It is necessary for us to enter into the realm of God’s kingdom, because that’s the only way we will endure our many trials and persecutions.”

1 Peter 3:18

Christ suffered and died for sins once and for all—the innocent for the guilty —to bring you near to God by his body being put to death and by being raised to life by the Spirit.

Matthew 10:38

And whoever comes to me must follow in my steps and be willing to share my cross and experience it as his own, or he is not worthy of me.

1 Peter 3:9

Never retaliate when someone treats you wrongly, nor insult those who insult you, but instead, respond by speaking a blessing over them—because a blessing is what God promised to give you.

John 16:33

And everything I’ve taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for I have conquered the world!”

Revelation 12:11

They conquered him completely through the blood of the Lamb and the powerful word of his testimony. They triumphed because they did not love and cling to their own lives, even when faced with death.

Hebrews 2:10

For now he towers above all creation, for all things exist through him and for him. And that God made him, pioneer of our salvation, perfect through his sufferings, for this is how he brings many sons and daughters to share in his glory.

2 Timothy 3:12

For all who choose to live godly as worshipers of Jesus, the Anointed One, will also experience persecution.

Psalm 85:13

For deliverance goes before him, preparing a path for his steps.

1 Peter 1:20

This was part of God’s plan, for he was chosen and destined for this before the foundation of the earth was laid, but he has been made manifest in these last days for you.

1 Thessalonians 4:2

For you already know the instructions we’ve shared with you through the Lord Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions, for you know that we are destined for this.

Acts 17:3

Paul challenged them by explaining the truth and proving to them the reality of the gospel—that the Messiah had to suffer and die, then rise again from among the dead. He made it clear to them, saying, “I come to announce to you that Jesus is the Anointed One, the Messiah!”

Acts 9:16

And I will show him how much he is destined to suffer because of his passion for me.”

Luke 24:26

Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to experience all these sufferings and afterward to enter into his glory?”

1 Peter 4:13

Instead, continue to rejoice, for you, in a measure, have shared in the sufferings of the Anointed One so that you can share in the revelation of his glory and celebrate with even greater gladness!