1 Peter 2:19
“For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.”
King James Version (KJV)
Read this verse in context with translation switching:
Read Full Chapter →It is commendable when someone bears unjust suffering because of a conscience toward God.
What Does 1 Peter 2:19 Mean?
Peter names a paradox: to bear grief one does not deserve, out of regard for God, is a thing of grace. The wrong itself is not good, but enduring it faithfully is.
What gives the suffering its worth is the conscience behind it, the awareness of God that keeps a person doing right even when wronged. Peter lifts the experience of the powerless to a place of honor before God. The injustice may go unnoticed by men, but the faithful endurance of it is seen and counted as gracious in heaven. Suffering rightly borne is never wasted.
In the Original Language
syneidesis (συνείδησις), 'conscience' -- the inner awareness that judges right and wrong before God.