1 Peter 3:17 - New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers

For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For [it is] better to suffer [unjustly] for doing right, if that should be God's will, than to suffer [justly] for doing wrong.

American Standard Version (1901)

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

Common English Bible

It is better to suffer for doing good (if this could possibly be God’s will) than for doing evil.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is the will of God, than for doing evil.