1 Peter 3:14

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1 Peter 3:14

But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

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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.

but be glad that you are in a measure sharing the sufferings of the Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may be triumphantly happy.

"Blessed are those who have endured persecution for their uprightness, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to bear your testimony before them and the heathen.

For whoever wants to preserve his own life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me will find it.

And anyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or land for my sake will receive many times as much, and share eternal life.

For whoever wants to preserve his own life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me and for the good news will preserve it.

Jesus said, "I tell you, there is no one who has given up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news,

"Blessed are you when people hate you and exclude you and denounce you and spurn the name you bear as evil, on account of the Son of Man.

For I am going to show him what he will have to endure for my sake."

That is why I am pleased with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties, when they are endured for Christ's sake, for it is when I am weak that I am strong.

For you have been granted the privilege not only of trusting in Christ but of suffering for him.

Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will be given the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

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Have no fear of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. You had better be afraid of one who can destroy both soul and body in the pit.

I tell you, who are my friends, have no fear of those who kill the body, and after that can do no more.

"Your minds must not be troubled; you must believe in God, and believe in me.

One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, "Do not be afraid! Go on speaking and do not give up,