1 Peter 3:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 2:15 : 15 For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.
  • 1 Pet 2:20 : 20 For 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 3:14 : 14 But 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 : 19 So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.
  • Matt 26:39 : 39 Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed,“My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
  • Matt 26:42 : 42 He went away a second time and prayed,“My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done.”
  • Acts 21:14 : 14 Because he could not be persuaded, we said no more except,“The Lord’s will be done.”
  • 1 Pet 4:15 : 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Pet 2:19-21
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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.

    21For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

  • 1 Pet 3:8-16
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    8Suffering for Doing Good Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

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

    10For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

    11And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

    12For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.

    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.

    15But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.

    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.

  • 1 Pet 3:18
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    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 2:14-15
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    14or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good.

    15For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

  • 2 Thess 1:5-6
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    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.

    6For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

  • 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 Pet 4:12-17
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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.

    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.

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

    17For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

  • 1 Pet 4:19
    76%

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

  • 1 Pet 4:1-2
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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,

    2in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

  • Phil 1:29
    74%

    29For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

  • 1 Pet 2:23-24
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    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 Pet 5:9-10
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    72%

    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.

  • 1 Pet 2:12
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    12and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

  • 1 Tim 2:3
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    3Such prayer for all is good and welcomed before God our Savior,

  • 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.

  • Rom 5:7
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    7(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)

  • Lam 3:27
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    27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.

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

  • Heb 12:3
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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.

  • Heb 13:18
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    18Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect.

  • 2 Thess 3:13
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    13But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing what is right.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

  • Acts 3:18
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    18But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets– that his Christ would suffer– he has fulfilled in this way.

  • Matt 5:11
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    11“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

  • Rom 15:3
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    3For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written,“The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”

  • 1 Pet 4:4
    69%

    4So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.

  • Rom 3:8
    69%

    8And why not say,“Let us do evil so that good may come of it”?– as some who slander us allege that we say.(Their condemnation is deserved!)

  • Rom 13:3
    69%

    3(for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation

  • Rom 12:21
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    21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.