1 Peter 4:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.”

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BSBPD

“Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Peter 4:15 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 5:11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
  3. 2 Thessalonians 3:11Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
  4. 1 Timothy 5:13At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
  5. 2 Timothy 2:9for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
  6. 1 Peter 2:19For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
  7. 1 Peter 3:17For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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