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1 Peter 4:19

So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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ASV

Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.

KJV

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὥστεhōsteThereforeG5620 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
οἱhoithoseG3588 →
πάσχοντεςpaschontessufferingG3958 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
θέλημαthelēmawillG2307 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
πιστῷpistōto [the] faithfulG4103 →
κτίστῃktistēCreatorG2939 →
παρατιθέσθωσανparatithesthōsanthey should commitG3908 →
τὰςtastheG3588 →
ψυχὰςpsuchassoulsG5590 →
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ἀγαθοποιΐᾳ.¶agathopoiiawell doing.G16 →

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Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.1 Peter 3:17For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.Psalms 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.1 Peter 4:16But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.Psalms 138:8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.Psalms 146:5–6Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,Job 5:8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—1 Peter 4:12–16Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.Psalms 31:5Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.Psalms 4:5Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.1 Peter 2:15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

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