1 Peter 3:13 And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good? I. If a man be a follower of that which is good, 'tis probable NO MAN WILL HAVE ANY DESIRE TO HARM HIM. II. If we be followers of that which is good, 'tis certain NO MAN, WHATEVER HIS WILL BE, SHALL HAVE ANY POWER TO DO US ANY REAL HARM. 1. The providence of God does in a peculiar manner watch over the righteous, to preserve them under all events. 2. The enemies of a righteous man cannot do him any real harm, because they cannot take from him anything wherein his true and proper happiness consists. 3. Whatever loss a good man sustains in the world upon the account of his concern for truth and virtue, shall be abundantly made good to him in that which is to come; and consequently 'tis so far from doing any real harm, that it ought rather to be accounted a gain than a loss. (S. Clarke, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?WEB: Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good? |
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