1 Peter 3:14 meaning and explanation

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

1 Peter 3:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter writes to Christians scattered across Asia Minor who face suspicion and slander from neighbors, and he has just quoted Psalm 34 on the Lord's care for the righteous. Here he acknowledges honestly that doing good does not guarantee safety; suffering for what is right remains possible.

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