1 Peter 2:20
1 Peter 2:20
“For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Enduring punishment for wrongdoing earns no credit, but patiently bearing suffering for doing good pleases God.
What Does 1 Peter 2:20 Mean?
Peter draws a clear line. To endure a beating one has earned is no honor; anyone might do that. The test lies elsewhere.
To do good and suffer for it anyway, and to bear that patiently, is what God counts as acceptable. The difference is the innocence of the one who suffers. Peter is steadily building toward the supreme example, where the wholly innocent One suffered for others. For now he assures servants and all who are wronged that patient goodness under undeserved pain is not weakness but something genuinely pleasing to God.