1 Peter 3:17
American King James Version (AKJV)
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that you suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is the will of God, than for doing evil.
Darby Bible (DBY)
For it is better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer as well-doers than as evildoers;
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
For it is better doing well (if such be the will of God) to suffer, than doing ill.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
It's certainly better to suffer for doing good, (if that's what God wants), than to suffer for doing wrong!
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
For it is better that you should suffer for doing right, if such be God’s will, than for doing evil;
King James Version (KJV)
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.
Webster Bible (Webster)
For it is better, if the will of God is so, that ye suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing.
World English Bible (WEB)
For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
for it is better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;