Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For it is thankworthy if a man, for conscience toward God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
New American Standard Bible
For this finds
King James Version
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Holman Bible
For it brings favor
International Standard Version
For it is a fine thing if, when moved by your conscience to please God, you suffer patiently when wronged.
A Conservative Version
For this is graciousness, if, because of consciousness of God, any man endures sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
American Standard Version
For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.
Amplified
For this finds favor, if a person endures the sorrow of suffering unjustly because of an
An Understandable Version
For those of you who put up with such suffering unjustly, because of your close relationship to God, are to be commended.
Anderson New Testament
For this is praiseworthy, if any one, on account of conscience to ward God, endure sorrows, suffering unjustly.
Bible in Basic English
For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.
Common New Testament
For a man is approved if, mindful of God, he bears up under pain while suffering unjustly.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but even to the morose. for it is a recommendation to the divine favour, to suffer unjust persecution
Darby Translation
For this is acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
For this is acceptable, if any one, from conscience of God, sustain sorrows, suffering unjustly.
Godbey New Testament
For this is grace, if, through the conscience of God, one bears sorrows and suffering unjustly.
Goodspeed New Testament
For God approves a man if from a sense of duty he endures suffering unjustly inflicted??20 for what credit is there in your enduring being beaten for doing wrong? But if you endure suffering for doing what is right, you have God's approval.
John Wesley New Testament
For this is thank worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Julia Smith Translation
For this is grace, if any by consciousness of God bear grief, suffering unjustly.
King James 2000
For this is commendable, if a man for conscience toward God endures grief, suffering wrongfully.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For this [finds] favor, if because of consciousness of God someone endures sorrows [while] suffering unjustly.
Modern King James verseion
For this is a grace, if for conscience toward God anyone endures grief, suffering wrongfully.
Montgomery New Testament
For it is an acceptable thing to God, if from a sense of duty to him, a man endures a wrong, even suffering unjustly.
NET Bible
For this finds God's favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.
New Heart English Bible
For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
Noyes New Testament
For this is acceptable, if any one on account of a sense of duty to God endureth hardships, suffering wrongfully.
Sawyer New Testament
For this deserves thanks, if on account of a knowledge of God one endures pain, suffering unjustly.
The Emphasized Bible
For, this, is thankworthy, - If, for the sake of conscience towards God, one beareth griefs, suffering wrongfully, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this is gracious conduct, if for conscience towards God, any man undergo sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For this wins God's approval when, because conscious of God's presence, a man who is suffering unjustly bears his troubles patiently.
Webster
For this is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience towards God endureth grief, suffering wrongfully.
Weymouth New Testament
For it is an acceptable thing with God, if, from a sense of duty to Him, a man patiently submits to wrong, when treated unjustly.
Williams New Testament
For it is pleasing in the sight of God for one to bear his sorrows though suffering innocently.
World English Bible
For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
Worrell New Testament
For this is acceptable, if, for conscience toward God, one endures griefs, suffering wrongfully.
Worsley New Testament
for this is an evidence of grace, if any one for conscience towards God endure griefs, suffering unjustly.
Youngs Literal Translation
for this is gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;
Themes
Conscience » A good conscience
Conscience » Suffer patiently for
Endurance » In enduring hardship
God's Promises » For endurance
Servants » When patient under injury are acceptable to God
Servants » Should serve » For conscience towards God
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » In enduring hardship
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Peter 2:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Submission Of Slaves To Masters
18 Servants obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good and courteous: but also though they be froward. 19 For it is thankworthy if a man, for conscience toward God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, then is there thanks with God.
Cross References
Romans 13:5
Wherefore ye must needs obey, not for fear of vengeance only: but also because of conscience.
Job 21:27
"But I know what ye think; yea, and what ye imagine against me unrighteously.
Psalm 35:19
O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly; neither let them wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause.
Psalm 38:19
But mine enemies live, and are mighty: and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number.
Psalm 69:4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. I paid them the things that I never took.
Psalm 119:86
All thy commandments are true. They persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.
Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 6:32
If ye love them which love you: what thank are ye worthy of? For the very sinners love their lovers.
John 15:21
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they have not known him that sent me.
Acts 11:23
Which when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad: and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would continually cleave unto the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am that I am. And his grace which is in me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me.
2 Corinthians 1:12
Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness - and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God - we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.
2 Corinthians 8:1
I do you to wit, brethren, of the grace of God, which is given in the congregations of Macedonia:
2 Timothy 1:12
for the which cause I also suffer these things. Nevertheless, I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed, and am sure that he is able keep that which I have committed to his keeping against that day.
1 Peter 2:20
For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, then is there thanks with God.
1 Peter 3:14-17
Notwithstanding, happy are ye if ye suffer for righteousness' sake. Yea, and fear not though they seem terrible unto you, neither be troubled: