Verse Lens · Concise explanation
1 Peter 2:19 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 19. 19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
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Quick Meaning
This verse says God is conscious of grief borne unjustly because a sufferer is mindful of God.
Read It With
- 1 Peter 2:18–25
Read 1 Peter 2:19 with 2:18–25. This verse says God is conscious of grief borne unjustly because a sufferer is mindful of God. The complete unit establishes this movement: Household servants facing harsh masters are told that God sees conscientious endurance of unjust suffering; Christ's innocent, non-retaliatory path and sin-bearing return them to the Shepherd, but the text neither blesses slavery nor commands people to remain available for abuse.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The letter moves from civic order into the household, addressing a group ancient moral discourse often ignored and locating their suffering under God's sight and Christ's solidarity. Within that movement, this verse says God is conscious of grief borne unjustly because a sufferer is mindful of God.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“suffering wrongfully”
In plain language: The adverb explicitly identifies the treatment as unjust.
Says God is conscious of grief borne unjustly because a sufferer is mindful of God. God sees undeserved pain even when powerful people deny it.
Why it matters: The wording identifies this verse's distinct contribution to the complete unit.
How certain? probableWhat Remains True
God sees undeserved pain even when powerful people deny it.
How It Can Shape Life
- Believe reports, reduce danger, and accompany sufferers toward protection and justice.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read 1 Peter 2:18–25 — Unjustly Suffering Servants Are Seen by Christ the ShepherdSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
Consciousness of God does not require hiding pain or refusing rescue.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 1 Peter 2:18–25, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 1Pet.txt, 2:18–25
Open the 1 Peter Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — 1 Peter with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level Greek, syntax, older-English wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible 1 Peter PDF, 2:18–25 translation with attached translator, study, and textual notes
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