1 Peter 3:17

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

"For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing." - 1 Peter 3:17
Commentary

What does 1 Peter 3:17 mean?

1 Peter 3:17 (KJV) states: "For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing." This verse is part of a larger passage in 1 Peter that deals with the theme of suffering for doing good. In this verse, Peter is addressing the idea that…

Read full commentaryDevotional

The Divine Weight of Suffering: Choosing Righteousness Over Wrongdoing

As seekers of faith, we often find ourselves wrestling with the understanding of suffering in our lives. In 1 Peter 3:17, we are given profound wisdom on the subject: "For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing" (KJV). This…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer for Endurance in Righteousness

Heavenly Father, In the quiet moments of my heart, I come before You, acknowledging Your greatness and the depth of Your understanding. Your word in 1 Peter 3:17 reminds us, "For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing." As I…

Read prayer

Artwork for 1 Peter 3:17

See all →
1 Peter 3:17 - "For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing."
I Peter 1:3
1 Peter 3:2 - "While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear."
1 Peter 2:17 - "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."
1 Peter 3:3 - "Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;"
1 Peter 3:19 - "By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;"
1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
"While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear." - 1 Peter 3:2
1 Peter 3:11 - "Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it."
1 Peter 3:13 - "And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?"
1 Peter 1:17 - "And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:"
1 Peter 5:3 - "Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock."
2 Peter 3:17 - "Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness."
1 Peter 3:14 - "But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;"
"And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:" - 1 Peter 1:17
Matthew 17:1 - "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,"
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Acts 3:1 - "Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour."
1 Peter 3:8 - "Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:"
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 Peter 4:17 - "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"
1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 Peter 3:1 - "Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;"
Exodus 17:3
"By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;" - 1 Peter 3:19
Exodus 17:3