1 Peter 3:16 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Peter 3:16

14 ^aBut even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. ^b“And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”

15 But¹ sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always ^abe ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the ^bhope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

16 ^ahaving a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Christ’s Suffering and Ours

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring¹ us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,

19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison,

Verse Comparison: 1 Peter 3:16

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American Standard Version
having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

Amplified® Bible
[And see to it that] your conscience is entirely clear (unimpaired), so that, when you are falsely accused as evildoers, those who threaten you abusively {and} revile your right behavior in Christ may come to be ashamed [of slandering your good lives].

Contemporary English Version
Give a kind and respectful answer and keep your conscience clear. This way you will make people ashamed for saying bad things about your good conduct as a follower of Christ.

Darby English Version
having a good conscience, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.

Good News Bible
but do it with gentleness and respect. Keep your conscience clear, so that when you are insulted, those who speak evil of your good conduct as followers of Christ will become ashamed of what they say.

International Standard Version
But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak evil of your good conduct in Christ will be ashamed of slandering you.

King James Version
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

New American Standard Bible
and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.

New International Version
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.

New King James Version
having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which people slander you, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will suffer shame.

Young's Literal Translation
having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

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