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1 Peter 3:14
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But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fearor be intimidated,
But and if ye suffer for righteousnes sake, happy are ye, and be not afraid of their terrour, neither be troubled:
But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE IN DREAD,
But even if you suffer for doing right, you are blessed. "Don't be afraid of what they fear; do not dread those things." Isaiah 8:12–13
But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED,
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken."
Even if you have to suffer for doing good things, God will bless you. So stop being afraid and don't worry about what people might do.
But even if you do suffer for being righteous, you are blessed! Moreover, don't fear what they fear or be disturbed ,
But if also ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed [are ye]; but be not afraid of their fear, neither be troubled;
But you may suffer for doing right. If that happens, you have God's blessing. "Don't be afraid of the people who make you suffer; don't be worried."
Notwithstanding blessed are ye, if ye suffer for righteousnes sake. Yea, feare not their feare, neither be troubled.
But, and if you suffer for righteousness'' sake, you are blessed: and be not afraid of those who terrify you, neither be troubled.
But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, how happy you are! Do not be afraid of anyone, and do not worry.
But even if you might suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not be afraid of their intimidation or be disturbed,
But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness [though it is not certain that you will], you are still blessed [happy, to be admired and favored by God]. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEIR INTIMIDATING THREATS, NOR BE TROUBLED or DISTURBED [by their opposition].
But even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled;
But you are happy if you undergo pain because of righteousness; have no part in their fear and do not be troubled;
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."
But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Never be afraid of their threats, and never get upset.Isaiah 8:12-13; Jeremiah 1:8; Matthew 5:10-12; John 14:1,27; James 1:12; 1 Peter 2:19; 4:14;">[xr]
And (yet) if you suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are happy. And you will not fear them who would make you afraid, nor be shaken.
But if it should occur, that ye suffer on account of righteousness, happy are ye. And be not terrified, by those who would terrify you, nor be agitated:
Yea, happy are ye if any trouble happen vnto you for ryghteousnes sake: Be not ye afrayde for any terrour of them, neither be ye troubled:
But and if ye should suffer for righteousness’ sake, blessed [are ye]: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled;
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."
But even if ye do suffer for righteousness sake, happy are ye; and be not afraid of their terror, neither be ye troubled, But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:
But even if you suffer for righteousness' sake, you are to be envied. So do not be alarmed by their threats, nor troubled;
But also if ye suffren ony thing for riytwisnesse, ye ben blessid; but drede ye not the drede of hem, that ye be not disturblid.
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed [are you:] and don't be afraid of their fear, neither be troubled;
But if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
But in fact, if you happen to suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them or be shaken .
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." Isaiah 8:12">[fn]
But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don't worry or be afraid of their threats.
But even if you suffer for doing what is right, you will be happy. Do not be afraid or troubled by what they may do to make it hard for you.
But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated,
Nevertheless, even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye ! Their fear, however, do not fear, neither be troubled;
But if also you suffer any thing for justice’ sake, blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their fear: and be not troubled.
But even if you do suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
Not withstondynge happy are ye yf ye suffre for rightewesnessis sake. Ye and feare not though they seme terrible vnto you nether be troubled:
but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy [are ye]! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,
Not withstodinge blessed are ye, yf ye suffre for righteousnes sake Feare not ye their threatnynge, nether be troubled,
However, if you suffer in the cause of virtue, it is your happiness: and instead of being over-awed by their threats, and struck with concern,
But even if it happens, God will reward you for your right doing and the pain you suffer. Don't fret about their threats.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if: 1 Peter 2:19, 1 Peter 2:20, 1 Peter 4:13-16, Jeremiah 15:15, Matthew 5:10-12, Matthew 10:18-22, Matthew 10:39, Matthew 16:25, Matthew 19:29, Mark 8:35, Mark 10:29, Luke 6:22, Luke 6:23, Acts 9:16, 2 Corinthians 12:10, Philippians 1:29, James 1:12
and be: Isaiah 8:12, Isaiah 8:13, Isaiah 41:10-14, Isaiah 51:12, Jeremiah 1:8, Ezekiel 3:9, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 10:31, Luke 12:4, Luke 12:5, John 14:1, John 14:27, Acts 18:9, Acts 18:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:14 - he came Genesis 39:21 - the Lord Psalms 27:3 - host Proverbs 3:25 - Be Ecclesiastes 8:5 - keepeth Isaiah 40:9 - be not Ezekiel 2:6 - though they Zephaniah 3:13 - and Matthew 10:26 - Fear Matthew 24:6 - see Acts 18:14 - when Romans 5:3 - but we Romans 13:3 - Wilt 1 Corinthians 4:12 - being persecuted 2 Timothy 3:12 - shall 1 Peter 3:6 - and 1 Peter 3:17 - suffer 1 Peter 4:14 - ye be 1 Peter 5:9 - the same Revelation 21:8 - the fearful
Cross-References
And the serpent was cunning above every animal of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it true that God has said, You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.
And the man called the name of his wife, Eve; because she became the mother of all living.
Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man. For He made man in the image of God.
And you shall make a difference between the clean animals and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean. And you shall not defile yourself by beast or by fowl, or by anything which swarms the ground, which I have set apart toyou as unclean;
Those dwelling in the desert will bow before Him, and His enemies will lick the dust.
And you shall be brought low; you shall speak from the ground; and your speech shall be bowed down; and your voice shall be from the ground, like a medium; and your speech shall chirp out of the dust.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed as one; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And dust is the food of the snake. They shall not do evil nor destroy in all My holy mountain, says Jehovah.
They shall lick the dust like a snake; they shall tremble out of their holes like crawlers of the earth; they shall dread Jehovah our God; they shall fear from You.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But and if ye suffer for righteousness sake,.... For the doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ, which was the great stumbling block to the Jews, and on account of which they persecuted the Christians; it being not after man, nor according to the carnal reason of men, and was contrary to the method they had fixed on, and what excluded boasting in them, and was thought to be a licentious doctrine; and for a righteous cause, for professing Christ and his Gospel; for vindicating both which, whoever did must expect to suffer persecution; and also for living soberly, righteously, and godly; for by a religious life and conversation the saints are separated from the world, and are distinguished from them, which in effect sets a mark of infamy and reproach upon them; and saints, by an agreeable life, reprove others, and condemn them; all which irritate and provoke them to hate and persecute them: now these words prevent an objection that might be made to what is before said; that none can, or will harm such as are followers of good; whereas it is a clear case, that saints for righteousness sake are hurt, and do suffer in their persons, characters, and estate; they are reproached and reviled, and often suffer confiscation of goods, imprisonment, and even death itself; to which the apostle answers, by granting it, and supposing that this should be the case, as it sometimes is; yet no hurt is done them, they are still happy persons: happy are ye; since suffering on such an account is a gift of God, even as believing in Christ itself is, and is a real honour done to a person, and to be so accounted; moreover, such generally enjoy much of the presence of God, and the comforts of his Spirit; the Spirit of God and of glory rests upon them; hereby the graces of the Spirit of God in them are exercised, tried, and proved, and shine out the brighter; the faith and hope of other Christians are strengthened, and God is glorified; and besides, the kingdom of heaven, the crown of life, and eternal glory, with which their sufferings are not to be compared, are theirs, and which they shall certainly enjoy: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; referring to a passage in Isaiah 8:12 and the meaning is either, be not afraid with the same sort of fear as wicked men are; with a worldly slavish fear of men, and of the loss of worldly things, and of life itself: or, afraid of them, as the Syriac version renders it; who inject fear into you; do not be afraid of their revilings and reproaches, of their threatenings and menaces, and even of death itself by them, which is the utmost they can do; do not be troubled at anything they say or do to you; since nothing can harm you, since God is on your side, Christ has delivered you from this present evil world, and saved you out of the hands of every enemy; and since the love of God, which casteth out fear, is shed abroad in your hearts, and you are encompassed with it, and nothing can separate you from it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But and if ye suffer for righteousnessâ sake - Implying that though, in general, a holy character would constitute safety, yet that there was a possibility that they might suffer persecution. Compare the Matthew 5:10 note; 2 Timothy 3:12 note.
Happy are ye - Perhaps alluding to what the Saviour says in Matthew 5:10; âBlessed are they which are persecuted for righteousnessâ sake.â On the meaning of the word happy or blessed, see the notes at Matthew 5:3. The meaning here is, not that they would find positive enjoyment in persecution on account of righteousness, but that they were to regard it as a blessed condition; that is, as a condition that might be favorable to salvation; and they were not therefore, on the whole, to regard it as an evil.
And be not afraid of their terror - Of anything which they can do to cause terror. There is evidently an allusion here to Isaiah 8:12-13; âNeither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.â See the notes at that passage. Compare Isaiah 51:12; Matthew 10:28. âNeither be troubled.â With apprehension of danger. Compare the notes at John 14:1. If we are true Christians, we have really no reason to be alarmed in view of anything that can happen to us. God is our protector, and he is abundantly able to vanquish all our foes; to uphold us in all our trials; to conduct us through the valley of death, and to bring us to heaven. âAll things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come,â 1 Corinthians 3:21-22.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 14. But and if ye suffer — God may permit you to be tried and persecuted for righteousness' sake, but this cannot essentially harm you; he will press even this into your service, and make it work for your good.
Happy are ye] This seems to refer to Matthew 5:10, c. Blessed or happy, are ye when men persecute you, c. It is a happiness to suffer for Christ and it is a happiness, because if a man were not holy and righteous the world would not persecute him, so he is happy in the very cause of his sufferings.
Be not afraid of their terror — Τον δε Ïοβον Î±Ï ÏÏν μη ÏοβηθηÏεΠFear not their fear see Isaiah 8:12. Sometimes fear is put for the object of a man's religious worship; see Genesis 31:42; Proverbs 1:26, and the place in Isaiah just quoted. The exhortation may mean, Fear not their gods, they can do you no hurt; and supposing that they curse you by them, yet be not troubled; "He who fears God need have no other fear."
