New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Peter 3:14-17
14But evenG2532 ifG1487 you should 1sufferG3958 for the sakeG1223 of righteousnessG1343, 2you 3are blessedG3107. 4And do not fearG5399 their 5intimidationG5401, and do not be troubledG5015,
15but 6sanctifyG37 7ChristG5547 as LordG2962 in your heartsG2588, alwaysG104 being readyG2092 8to make a 9defenseG627 to everyoneG3956 who asksG154 you to give an accountG3056 for the 10hopeG1680 that is in you, yetG235 11with gentlenessG4240 and 1213reverenceG5401;
1614and keepG2192 a 15goodG18 conscienceG4893 soG2443 that in the thing in whichG3739 16you are slanderedG2635, thoseG3588 who revileG1908 your goodG18 behaviorG391 in ChristG5547 will be putG2617 to shameG2617.
17For 17it is betterG2909, 18ifG1487 19GodG2316 should willG2309 it so, that you sufferG3958 for doingG15 what is rightG15 ratherG2228 thanG2228 for doingG2554 what is wrongG2554.
Notes
- 1. 1 Peter 3:14 Matt 5:10; 1 Pet 2:19ff; 4:15f ↩
- 2. 1 Peter 3:14 James 5:11 ↩
- 3. 1 Peter 3:14 Or would be ↩
- 4. 1 Peter 3:14 Is 8:12f; 1 Pet 3:6 ↩
- 5. 1 Peter 3:14 Lit fear ↩
- 6. 1 Peter 3:15 I.e. set apart ↩
- 7. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 8. 1 Peter 3:15 Col 4:6 ↩
- 9. 1 Peter 3:15 Or argument; or explanation ↩
- 10. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 11. 1 Peter 3:15 2 Tim 2:25 ↩
- 12. 1 Peter 3:15 Or fear ↩
- 13. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:17 ↩
- 14. 1 Peter 3:16 Lit having a good ↩
- 15. 1 Peter 3:16 1 Tim 1:5; Heb 13:18; 1 Pet 3:21 ↩
- 16. 1 Peter 3:16 1 Pet 2:12, 15 ↩
- 17. 1 Peter 3:17 1 Pet 2:20; 4:15f ↩
- 18. 1 Peter 3:17 Acts 18:21; 1 Pet 1:6; 2:15; 4:19 ↩
- 19. 1 Peter 3:17 Lit the will of God ↩
Commentaries on 1 Peter 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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