1 Peter 2:18-25
Legacy Standard Bible
18 (A)Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to those who are good and (B)considerate, but also to those who are [a]crooked. 19 For this finds [b]favor, if for the sake of (C)conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unrighteously. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure? But if (D)when you do good and suffer for it, you endure, this finds favor with God.
Christ, Our Example
21 For to this (E)you have been called, (F)since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you (G)an example that you should follow in His steps, 22 who (H)did no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; 23 who being (I)reviled, was not reviling in return; while suffering, He was uttering no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously. 24 Who Himself [c](J)bore our sins in His body on the (K)tree, so that (L)having died to [d]sin, we might live to righteousness; (M)by His [e]wounds you were (N)healed. 25 For you were (O)continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the (P)Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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- 1 Peter 2:18 Or unreasonable
- 1 Peter 2:19 Or grace
- 1 Peter 2:24 Or carried...up to the cross
- 1 Peter 2:24 Lit sins
- 1 Peter 2:24 Or bruise; lit wound
1 Peter 2:18-25
New Living Translation
Slaves
18 You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect.[a] Do what they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel. 19 For God is pleased when, conscious of his will, you patiently endure unjust treatment. 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.
21 For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered[b] for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.
22 He never sinned,
nor ever deceived anyone.[c]
23 He did not retaliate when he was insulted,
nor threaten revenge when he suffered.
He left his case in the hands of God,
who always judges fairly.
24 He personally carried our sins
in his body on the cross
so that we can be dead to sin
and live for what is right.
By his wounds
you are healed.
25 Once you were like sheep
who wandered away.
But now you have turned to your Shepherd,
the Guardian of your souls.
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