1Pet 2:19 Cross References

1 Peter 2:19

19: For God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment.

God blesses those who are persecuted because they live for God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
"God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers.
Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.

Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is pleased with you.

"Do you think you deserve credit merely for loving those who love you? Even the sinners do that!

But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don't be afraid and don't worry.
Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.
But you must do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak evil against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.
Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!

So you must obey the government for two reasons: to keep from being punished and to keep a clear conscience.

But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me--and not without results. For I have worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

And that is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.

We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own earthly wisdom. That is how we have acted toward everyone, and especially toward you.

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs on my head. These enemies who seek to destroy me are doing so without cause. They attack me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn't steal.

The people of the world will hate you because you belong to me, for they don't know God who sent me.

All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.

Now I want to tell you, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done for the churches in Macedonia.

Don't let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.

When he arrived and saw this proof of God's favor, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.

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