1 Peter 2:19

“For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.”

"For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully." - 1 Peter 2:19
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What does 1 Peter 2:19 mean?

1 Peter 2:19 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully." This verse is part of a larger passage in the New Testament epistle of 1 Peter, which is written by the apostle Peter to…

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Enduring Grief for God's Glory

In 1 Peter 2:19 (KJV), we read, "For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully." This verse speaks profoundly about the nature of suffering in the life of a believer and how it intersects with our relationship with God. Here…

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A Prayer for Enduring Suffering with Grace

O Heavenly Father, As we gather our hearts before You today, we come with a deep sense of reverence and humility, realizing the significance of the words found in 1 Peter 2:19: "For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully."…

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"For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God." - 1 Peter 2:19-20
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1 Peter 1:19 - "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:"
2 Peter 2:19 - "While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage."
1 Peter 3:19 - "By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;"
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1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
1 Peter 2:22 - "Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:"
2 Peter 1:19 - "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:"
1 Peter 2:17 - "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."
2 Peter 1:1 - "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:"
1 Peter 2:2 - "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"
"But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:" - 1 Peter 1:19
1 Peter 4:19 - "Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator."
1 Peter 2:1 - "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,"
1 Peter 1:9 - "Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls."
1 Peter 2:4 - "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,"
1 Peter 2:11 - "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
1 Peter 2:13 - "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;"
1 Peter 2:16 - "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God."