1 Peter 2:21

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For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 2:6 : 6 The one who says he resides in God ought himself to walk just as Jesus walked.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying,“We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.
  • 1 Pet 4:1 : 1 So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,
  • 1 John 3:16 : 16 We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.
  • Heb 2:10 : 10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
  • Rom 8:29 : 29 because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
  • Phil 2:5 : 5 You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,
  • John 13:15 : 15 For I have given you an example– you should do just as I have done for you.
  • John 16:33 : 33 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage– I have conquered the world.”
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
  • Ps 85:13 : 13 Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.
  • Matt 10:38 : 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
  • Mark 8:34-35 : 34 Following Jesus Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel will save it.
  • Luke 9:23-25 : 23 A Call to Discipleship Then he said to them all,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it. 25 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
  • Luke 14:26-27 : 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
  • Luke 24:26 : 26 Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
  • 1 Thess 3:3 : 3 so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.
  • 1 Thess 4:2 : 2 For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
  • 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
  • 1 Cor 11:1 : 1 Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
  • Acts 17:3 : 3 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying,“This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”
  • 1 Pet 1:20 : 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.
  • 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Pet 2:19-20
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    19For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

    20For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God.

  • 1 Pet 3:16-18
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    16Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.

    17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil.

    18Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.

  • 1 Pet 4:1
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    1So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,

  • Phil 1:29-30
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    29For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

    30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

  • 2 Thess 1:4-5
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    4As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

    5Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

  • 1 Pet 4:12-14
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    12Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.

    13But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad.

    14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.

  • 1 Pet 2:22-24
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    22He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth.

    23When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.

    24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14For you became imitators, brothers and sisters, of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they in fact did from the Jews,

  • 1 Pet 5:9-10
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    9Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.

    10And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

  • Phil 3:17
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    17Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

  • 1 Pet 4:16
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    16But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.

  • 2 Tim 2:3
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    3Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

  • 1 Cor 11:1
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    1Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.

  • 1 Thess 2:12
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    12exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

  • 1 Pet 3:13-14
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    13For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?

    14But in fact, if you happen to suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them or be shaken.

  • 1 Pet 4:19
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    19So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.

  • 1 Thess 1:6-7
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    6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

    7As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

  • Heb 12:3-4
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    3Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.

    4You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed in your struggle against sin.

  • John 13:15
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    15For I have given you an example– you should do just as I have done for you.

  • Heb 5:8
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    8Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.

  • Eph 5:1
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    1Live in Love Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children

  • 1 Thess 3:4
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    4For in fact when we were with you, we were telling you in advance that we would suffer affliction, and so it has happened, as you well know.

  • Heb 2:10
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    10For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

  • 2 Cor 1:5-6
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    5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.

    6But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

  • 1 Pet 1:6
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    6This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    12We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

  • John 21:19
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    19(Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter,“Follow me.”

  • 1 Pet 2:15
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    15For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

  • Jas 5:10
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    10As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.

  • Eph 4:1
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    1Live in Unity I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

  • 2 Thess 2:14
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    14He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Heb 2:18
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    18For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

  • Heb 10:32-33
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    32But remember the former days when you endured a harsh conflict of suffering after you were enlightened.

    33At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and afflictions, and at other times you came to share with others who were treated in that way.