"Blessed are you whenever they revile you, and they persecute you, and they say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
1 Peter 4:15 - English Majority Text Version For let not anyone of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's affairs; Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or any sort of criminal, or as a mischief-maker (a meddler) in the affairs of others [infringing on their rights]. American Standard Version (1901) For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters: Common English Bible Now none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or evildoer or rebel. Catholic Public Domain Version But let none of you suffer for being a murderer, or a thief, or a slanderer, or one who covets what belongs to another. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a railer, or a coveter of other men's things. |
"Blessed are you whenever they revile you, and they persecute you, and they say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
and that you aspire to be quiet, and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,
For we hear that some are walking among you in a disorderly way, not working at all, but being busybodies.
And besides they learn to be idle, going around from house to house, and not only idle but also gossipy and busybodies, speaking things which are not proper.
in which I endure hardship unto chains as an evildoer; but the word of God is not chained.
But even if you should suffer on account of righteousness, you are blessed. "But do not fear their threats, nor be troubled."
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is the will of God, than for doing evil.