I Peter 3:17
“For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Peter 3:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
It is better that you should suffer, if that should be God’s will, for doing right, than for doing wrong.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn es ist besser, wenn der Wille Gottes es will, für Gutestun zu leiden, als für Bösestun.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque mejor es que padezcáis haciendo bien, si la voluntad de Dios así lo quiere, que haciendo mal.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois é melhor que sofrais fazendo o bem, se assim a vontade de Deus quer, do que fazendo o mal.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
pois é melhor sofrer fazendo o bem, se esta for a vontade de Deus, do que fazendo o mal.
📖 I Peter 3:17 in Context
15But 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:
16Having 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.
17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18For 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:
19By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
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