1 Peter 3:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.
  • Heb 13:18 : 18 Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well,
  • 1 Pet 2:15 : 15 because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
  • 1 Pet 2:19 : 19 for this `is' gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 `Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,
  • 1 Pet 3:21 : 21 also to which an antitype doth now save us -- baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,
  • 1 Pet 3:1-2 : 1 In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won, 2 having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,
  • 1 Tim 1:19 : 19 having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,
  • 2 Tim 1:3 : 3 I am thankful to God, whom I serve from progenitors in a pure conscience, that unceasingly I have remembrance concerning thee in my supplications night and day,
  • Titus 2:8 : 8 discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.
  • Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
  • Rom 9:1 : 1 Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;
  • 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Pet 2:12
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    12having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

  • 1 Pet 3:17
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    17for `it is' better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

  • 1 Pet 3:13-15
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    13and who `is' he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

    14but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy `are ye'! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

    15and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And `be' ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that `is' in you, with meekness and fear;

  • Titus 2:7-8
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    7concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

    8discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

  • Rom 14:16
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    16Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,

  • 1 Pet 4:13-16
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    13but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice -- exulting;

    14if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;

    15for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;

    16and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;

  • 1 Pet 2:19-21
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    19for this `is' gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

    20for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God,

    21for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

  • Heb 13:18
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    18Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well,

  • 1 Pet 3:2
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    2having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

  • 1 Pet 2:15-16
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    15because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

    16as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

  • 1 Pet 3:8-10
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    8And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

    9not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

    10for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

  • 1 Pet 4:4
    73%

    4in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

  • Titus 3:2
    73%

    2of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

  • 2 Cor 1:12
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    12For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;

  • 2 Cor 6:3
    71%

    3in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

  • Acts 24:16
    71%

    16and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

  • Phil 2:15
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    15that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,

  • 2 Cor 4:2
    70%

    2but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

  • Phil 1:27-28
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    27Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

    28and not terrified in anything by those opposing, which to them indeed is a token of destruction, and to you of salvation, and that from God;

  • 2 Cor 6:8
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    8through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;

  • Matt 5:11
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    11`Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

  • 2 Thess 1:5-6
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    5a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer,

    6since `it is' a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble,

  • 1 Pet 1:15
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    15but according as He who did call you `is' holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,

  • Jas 3:13
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    13Who `is' wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

  • Col 3:8
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    8but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.

  • 1 Pet 2:1
    69%

    1Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

  • 1 Thess 2:10
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    10ye `are' witnesses -- God also -- how kindly and righteously, and blamelessly to you who believe we became,

  • 1 Cor 15:34
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    34awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say `it'.

  • 1 Tim 3:9
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    9having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,

  • Col 4:6
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    6your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

  • 1 Tim 1:19
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    19having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

  • Rom 9:1
    69%

    1Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,

  • 1 Tim 4:2
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    2in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,

  • Rom 2:15
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    15who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,