For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

Or to chiefs, as sent by him for the punishing of them doing evil, and the praise of them doing good.

Having a good consciousness; that, in what they speak evil against you, as doing evil, they threatening your good turning round in Christ should be ashamed.

Live like free men, only do not make your freedom a pretext for doing evil, but live like slaves of God.

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

because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry: but the face of the Lord is against those doing evil.

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.

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 even if you have to suffer for doing what was right, you still have [God's] blessing. So, do not be afraid of the threats [of your persecutors], and do not let it worry you.

Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation.

Wherefore also let them who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing to a faithful Creator.