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17 Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!

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17 For it is better, if it is God’s will,(A) to suffer for doing good(B) than for doing evil.

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14 But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats.

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14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.(A) “Do not fear their threats[a]; do not be frightened.”[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
  2. 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12

14 When it was clear that we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

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14 When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up(A) and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”(B)

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39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”

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39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup(A) be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”(B)

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19 So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.

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19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will(A) should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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15 If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs.

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15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.

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20 Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you.

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20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.(A)

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15 It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.

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15 For it is God’s will(A) that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.(B)

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42 Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away[a] unless I drink it, your will be done.”

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Footnotes

  1. 26:42 Greek If this cannot pass.

42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”(A)

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