1 Peter 3:17 | |
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. (NASB ©1995) GWT: After all, if it is God's will, it's better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. ASV: For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing. 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. DBY: For it is better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer as well-doers than as evildoers; WEY: For it is better that you should suffer for doing right, if such be God's will, than for doing evil; WBS: For it is better, if the will of God is so, that ye suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing. WEB: For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil. YLT: for [it is] better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil; | |
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