1 Peter 3:13-22 - Suffer For Doing What Is Good

¹³ Who, then, is he that shall harm you, if, for that which is good, ye become zealous? ¹⁴ Nevertheless, even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye ! Their fear, however, do not fear, neither be troubled; ¹⁵ But, the Lord Christ, hallow ye in your hearts, ready always for a defence, unto every one that is asking you a reason concerning, the hope within you, - nevertheless, with meekness and reverence: ¹⁶ Having, a good conscience, in order that, wherein they speak against you, they may be put to shame who cast wanton insult on, your good behaviour in Christ. ¹⁷ For it is, better, as well-doers, if it should please the pleasure of God, to be suffering, than, as evil-doers:

¹⁸ Because, Christ also, once for all, concerning sins, died, - Just in behalf of unjust, - in order that he might introduce us unto God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, but made alive in spirit, -

¹⁹ In which, even unto the spirits in prison, he went and proclaimed, - ²⁰ Spirits unyielding at one time, when the longsuffering of God was holding forth a welcome in the days of Noah, there being in preparation an ark - going into which, a few, that is eight, souls, were brought safely through by means of water, - ²¹ Which water in manner corresponding, doth, now, save, you also - even immersion, - not a putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the request unto God, for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, - ²² Who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, messengers and authorities and powers, having been made subject unto him.