1 Peter 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.”
1 Peter 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.”
1 Peter 3:17 — World English Bible
1 Peter 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing. ”
1 Peter 3:17 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for <FI>it is<Fi> better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;”
1 Peter 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For [it is] better, if the will ofGod should will it, to suffer [as] well-doers than [as] evildoers; ”
1 Peter 3:17 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For it is better (if the will of God be so) that ye suffer for well doing, then for euil doing.”
1 Peter 3:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 3:17 in Context — 1 Peter 3
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
What Does 1 Peter 3:17 Mean?
1 Peter 3:17 is a verse from the Book of 1 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Peter chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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