1 Peter 3:17
ContextNET © | For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, 1 than for doing evil. |
NIV © | It is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. |
NASB © | For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. |
NLT © | Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong! |
MSG © | It's better to suffer for doing good, if that's what God wants, than to be punished for doing bad. |
BBE © | Because if it is God’s purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing. |
NRSV © | For it is better to suffer for doing good, if suffering should be God’s will, than to suffer for doing evil. |
NKJV © | For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, 1 than for doing evil. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “if the will of God should will it.” As in 3:14 the Greek construction here implies that suffering for doing good was not what God normally willed, even though it could happen, and in fact may have happened to some of the readers (cf. 4:4, 12-19). |