1 Peter 3:17

Suffer For Doing What Is Good

¹⁶ See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed. ¹⁷ For it is better that you suffer for doing right, if such be God's will, than for doing wrong; ¹⁸ because Christ also once for all suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but make alive in spirit.

Will of God

Will of the Lord

1 Peter 2:20

For what credit is it if, when you are struck for a fault, you take it patiently? But if when you are doing well and suffer for it, you always take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

1 Peter 4:19

So let those who are suffering according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

Matthew 26:39

Then he went forward a short distance, and fell on his face and prayed. "O, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."

Matthew 26:42

Then he went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "O, my Father, if this cup cannot pass except I drink it, Thy will be done."

Acts 21:14

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."

1 Peter 2:15

For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you should suffer in behalf of righteousness, you are happy. Do not be afraid of their terror, neither be troubled.

1 Peter 4:15

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.