1 Peter 2:19 (LSB)

Passage

For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unrighteously.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:17 Honor all people, love the brethren, fear God, honor the king.

1 Peter 2:18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are crooked.

1 Peter 2:19 For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unrighteously.

1 Peter 2:20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it, you endure, this finds favor with God.

1 Peter 2:21 For to this you have been called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in His steps,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "finds", "favor", "sake", "conscience", "toward", "person", "bears", and "under". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "finds" and "favor", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Servants be subject to your masters with..." into verse 20's "For what credit is there if when...", so "finds" and "favor" 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 "finds" and "favor" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.