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1Pe 3:17 — For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

if		1Pe 4:19; Mat 26:39,42; Act 21:14
suffer		1Pe 3:14

Correlating Passages

	1Pe 4:19	Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
	Mat 26:39	And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt].
	Mat 26:42	He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
	Act 21:14	And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

suffer

1Pe 3:14

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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Scott, Thomas. "1 Peter 3:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/1Pe/3/17.html>.

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