1 Peter 3:16

Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

“ ‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,

He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”

I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all,

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.

but Yahweh of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!

Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.

Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.

Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,

let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.

Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,

As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Now that you have felt around in all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may judge between us two.

When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet don’t turn away from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart.

Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, “Isn’t this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years? I have found no fault in him since he fell away until today.”

Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.

When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.

and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;