1 Peter 3:14 Meaning and Explanation
“But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;”
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Read Full Chapter →Even if they suffer for doing right, they are blessed and need not fear or be troubled.
What Does 1 Peter 3:14 Mean?
Peter grants the hard possibility: they may indeed suffer for righteousness. Yet he calls such sufferers happy, blessed, echoing the words of Jesus on the mountain.
Then comes the gentle command not to fear what their persecutors fear, nor to be inwardly shaken. The terror that grips the world need not grip them. To suffer for doing right is not a sign that God has forgotten but a place of unexpected blessing. Peter asks his readers to refuse the panic of those around them and to keep a steady heart, knowing that righteous suffering is held within God's favor.
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What does 1 Peter 3:14 mean?
Even if they suffer for doing right, they are blessed and need not fear or be troubled.