1 Peter 2:20 — Community Reflections

1 PETER 2:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 2

“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.”

But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God — the distinction between unjust suffering (for wrongdoing) and just suffering (for righteousness) establishes that suffering's meaning lies in its cause. Only suffering for good works (kalopaieia, good deeds) constitutes true discipleship.

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Elena Petrova (Test User)1d ago

The cost of discipleship — 1 Peter 2

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The imagery here is agricultural ...