King James Version (KJV)
1 Peter 2:21
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”
Verse in context — 1 Peter 2
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For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
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For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.
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For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
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Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
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Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously: