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1 Peter 3:13 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 13. 13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
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Role in This Section
This verse opens the next movement by asking who will harm people zealous for good, before verse 14 acknowledges that righteous suffering may still occur.
Read It With
- 1 Peter 3:13–22
Read 1 Peter 3:13 with 3:13–22. This verse opens the next movement by asking who will harm people zealous for good, before verse 14 acknowledges that righteous suffering may still occur. The complete unit establishes this movement: Even if doing good brings suffering, believers should resist intimidation, honor Christ, explain their hope gently with a good conscience, and look to the once-suffering righteous Christ whose resurrection, proclamation, ascension, and rule assure that hostile powers are not ultimate.
Continue in Context
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Read 1 Peter 3:13–22 — Hopeful Witness Rests in Christ's Victory Through SufferingSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 1 Peter 3:13–22, 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, 3:13–22
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