Suffering for Righteousness' Sake

⁸Finally, all of you, uhave unity of mind, sympathy, vbrotherly love, wa tender heart, and xa humble mind. ⁹yDo not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, zbless, for ato this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. ¹⁰For

b“Whoever desires to love life

and see good days,

let him keep his tongue from evil

and his lips from speaking deceit;

¹¹let him turn away from evil and do good;

let him seek peace and pursue it.

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

¹³Now cwho is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? ¹⁴dBut even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. eHave no fear of them, fnor be troubled,

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