1 Peter 3:14 (GNV)

Passage

Notwithstanding blessed are ye, if ye suffer for righteousnes sake. Yea, feare not their feare, neither be troubled.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil.

1 Peter 3:13 And who is it that will harme you, if ye follow that which is good?

1 Peter 3:14 Notwithstanding blessed are ye, if ye suffer for righteousnes sake. Yea, feare not their feare, neither be troubled.

1 Peter 3:15 But sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready alwayes to giue an answere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekenesse and reuerence,

1 Peter 3:16 Hauing a good coscience, that whe they speake euill of you as of euill doers, they may be ashamed, which slander your good conuersation in Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "notwithstanding", "blessed", "suffer", "righteousnes", "sake", "feare", and "neither". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "notwithstanding" and "blessed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And who is it that will harme..." into verse 15's "But sanctifie the Lord God in your...", so "notwithstanding" and "blessed" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "notwithstanding" and "blessed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.