Parallel Verses

Sawyer New Testament

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's affairs;

New American Standard Bible

Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler;

King James Version

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

Holman Bible

None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.

International Standard Version

Of course, none of you should suffer for being a murderer, thief, criminal, or troublemaker.

A Conservative Version

For let not any man of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busybody.

American Standard Version

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:

Amplified

Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or a thief, or any sort of criminal [in response to persecution], or as a troublesome meddler interfering in the affairs of others;

An Understandable Version

[However], you should not have to suffer for murdering, stealing, doing evil or interfering in the affairs of others.

Anderson New Testament

for no one of you should suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

Bible in Basic English

Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;

Common New Testament

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a wrongdoer, or a troublesome meddler;

Daniel Mace New Testament

take care therefore not to suffer upon the account of homicide, or thievery, or for any criminal, or pragmatical practices.

Darby Translation

Let none of you suffer indeed as murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or as overseer of other people's matters;

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

By them, indeed, he is evil spoken of, but by you he is glorified. Wherefore, let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a malefactor, or as a meddling person.

Godbey New Testament

But let no one of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other people's business:

Goodspeed New Testament

For no one of you must suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or revolutionist,

John Wesley New Testament

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other mens matters,

Julia Smith Translation

For let not any of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or doing evil, or as an inspector, in what pertains to others.

King James 2000

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

Lexham Expanded Bible

By all means do not let anyone of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.

Modern King James verseion

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or a meddler in the affairs of others.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

See that none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or an evil doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

Moffatt New Testament

None of you must suffer as a murderer or a thief or a bad character or a revolutionary;

Montgomery New Testament

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.

NET Bible

But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.

New Heart English Bible

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men's matters.

Noyes New Testament

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a busybody in other mens matters;

The Emphasized Bible

For let, none of you, be suffering as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as one prying into other men's affairs;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Let no one of you then suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or a meddler in other persons' business.

Twentieth Century New Testament

I need hardly say that no one among you must suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a criminal, or for interfering in matters which do not concern Christians.

Webster

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as a busy-body in other men's matters.

Weymouth New Testament

But let not one of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.

Williams New Testament

For not one of you should suffer as a murderer or as a thief or any sort of criminal, or as a meddler in other people's business,

World English Bible

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men's matters.

Worrell New Testament

For let no one of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in other men's matters;

Worsley New Testament

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as a malefactor, or as an intermeddler with other people's affairs.

Youngs Literal Translation

for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

let
πάσχω πάθω πένθω 
Pascho 
Usage: 32

μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

of you
ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

πάσχω πάθω πένθω 
Pascho 
Usage: 32

as
ὡς 
Hos 
ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417
Usage: 417

φονεύς 
Phoneus 
Usage: 5

or
ἤ 

ἤ 

ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199
Usage: 199
Usage: 199

as a thief
κλέπτης 
Kleptes 
Usage: 6

as an evildoer
κακοποιός 
Kakopoios 
Usage: 5

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Peter 4:15

Images 1 Peter 4:15

Prayers for 1 Peter 4:15

Context Readings

Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ

14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's affairs; 16 but as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, let him glorify God on this account.


Cross References

1 Thessalonians 4:11

and strive to be quiet and pursue your own business, and work with your hands, as we charged you,

2 Thessalonians 3:11

For we hear that some go about among you in a disorderly manner, not working, but being above work;

1 Timothy 5:13

and at the same time also, being idle, they learn to go from house to house, and not only are they idle, they are also tattlers and mischief makers, saying what they ought not.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil against you, falsely, for my sake.

2 Timothy 2:9

in which I suffer even to chains as an evil doer; but the word of God is not bound.

1 Peter 2:19-20

For this deserves thanks, if on account of a knowledge of God one endures pain, suffering unjustly.

1 Peter 3:17

For it is better to suffer doing good, if the will of God allows, than doing evil.

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