Verse 17
1 Peter 3:17
Literal Standard Version
17
for if the will of God (Elohim) wills it, it is better to suffer doing good, than doing evil;
Original Language Text
greek
κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, εἰ θέλοι τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, πάσχειν ἢ κακοποιοῦντας.
English Translation
For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
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Chapter 3 Context
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Wives, be subject to your own husbands in like manner, that even if some are disobedient to the word...
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having beheld your pure behavior in fear,
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whose adorning—let it not be that which is outward, of braiding of hair, and of putting around of th...
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but—the hidden man of the heart, by the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is o...
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for thus once also the holy women who hoped on God (Elohim) were adorning themselves, being subject...
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as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him “lord,” of whom you became daughters, doing good, and...
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Husbands, in like manner, dwelling with them, according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel—to the w...
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And finally, be all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brothers, compassionate, courteous...
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not giving back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, blessing, having known...
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for “he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and h...
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let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;
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because the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears—to their supplication, but the face...
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and who is he who will be doing you evil, if you may become imitators of Him who is good?
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But if you also should suffer because of righteousness, you are blessed! And do not be afraid of the...
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but sanctify the LORD God (Elohim) in your hearts. And always be ready for defense to everyone who i...
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having a good conscience, so that whenever they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed—...
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for if the will of God (Elohim) wills it, it is better to suffer doing good, than doing evil;
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also because Christ suffered once for sin—righteous for unrighteous—that He might lead us to God (El...
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by which, having gone, He also preached to the spirits in prison,
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who sometime ago disobeyed when once the long-suffering of God (Elohim) waited, in the days of Noah—...
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also an antitype to immersion which now saves you—not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the...
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who is at the right hand of God (Elohim), having gone on to Heaven—messengers, and authorities, and...
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