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1 Peter 3:14

Weymouth NT

But even if you suffer for righteousness' sake, you are to be envied. So do not be alarmed by their threats, nor troubled;

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»And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.«

Away then with fear; you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.

To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it.

For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it.

And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.

»In solemn truth I tell you,« replied Jesus, »that there is no one who has forsaken house or brothers or sisters, or mother or father, or children or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News,

For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

»Let not your hearts be troubled. Trust in God: trust in me also.

Peace I leave with you: my own peace I give to you. It is not as the world gives its greetings that I give you peace. Let not your hearts be troubled or dismayed.

For I will let him know the great sufferings which he must pass through for My sake.«

In fact I take pleasure in infirmities, in the bearing of insults, in distress, in persecutions, in grievous difficulties–for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

For you have had the privilege granted you on behalf of Christ–not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf;

Blessed is he who patiently endures trials; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the victor's crown –even the crown of Life– which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Remember that we call those blessed who endured what they did. You have also heard of Job's patient endurance, and have seen the issue of the Lord's dealings with him–how full of tenderness and pity the Lord is.

Thus, for instance, Sarah obeyed Abraham, acknowledging his authority over her. And you have become Sarah's children if you do what is right and permit nothing whatever to terrify you.




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