1 Peter 2:19 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁹ A person might have to suffer even when he has done nothing wrong. If that person thinks of God and bears the pain, then this pleases God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ For one is regarded favorably (is approved, acceptable, and thankworthy) if, as in the sight of God, he endures the pain of unjust suffering.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Now, it is commendable if, because of one’s understanding of God, someone should endure pain through suffering unjustly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ For this is grace: when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows, suffering injustice.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ For this is thankworthy, if for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

1 Peter 2:19 Tagairtí Cros

Job 21:27

“But, I know what you are thinking,\par and I know you want to hurt me.\par

Psalm 119:86

Lord, people can trust all of your commands.\par Those people are wrong to persecute me.\par Help me!\par

Psalm 35:19

My lying enemies will not keep laughing.\par Surely my enemies will be punished\par for their secret plans. {\cf2\super [219]} \par

Psalm 38:19

My enemies are alive and healthy.\par And they have told many, many lies.\par

Psalm 69:4

I have more enemies\par than the hairs on my head.\par They hate me for no reason.\par They try hard to destroy me.\par My enemies tell lies about me.\par They lied and said I stole things.\par And then they forced me to pay\par for things I did not steal.\par

Luke 6:32

“If you love only those people that love you, should you get some special praise for doing that? No! Even sinners love the people that love them!

John 15:21

People will do all this to you because of me. They don’t know the One who sent me.

Romans 13:5

So you must obey the government. You should obey because you might be punished if you don’t obey. And you should also obey because you know that is the right thing to do.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But, because of God’s grace (gift), that is what I am. And his grace that he gave me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But I was not really the one working. It was God’s grace that was with me.)

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true: In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

2 Corinthians 8:1

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace (kindness) that God gave the churches (groups of believers) in Macedonia.

2 Timothy 1:12

And I suffer now because I tell that Good News. But I am not ashamed. I know the One (Jesus) that I have believed. I am sure that he is able to protect the things that he has trusted me with until that Day. {\cf2\super [8]}

Hebrews 10:2

If the law could make people perfect, then those sacrifices would have already stopped. Those people would already be clean \{from their sins\}. And they would not still feel guilty for their sins. \{But the law cannot do that.\}

1 Peter 2:20

But if you are punished for doing wrong, there is no reason to praise you for bearing that punishment. But if you suffer for doing good, and you are patient, then that pleases God.

1 Peter 4:15

Don’t be like a criminal or a person who kills, steals, or bothers other people. A person will suffer for doing those things. None of you should ever suffer like that.