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13 Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. “Never be afraid of their threats, and never get upset. 15 Instead, exalt[a] the Messiah”[b] as Lord in your lives.[c] Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you to explain the hope you have.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:15 Or set apart
  2. 1 Peter 3:15 Or Christ; cf. Isa 8:12
  3. 1 Peter 3:15 Lit. hearts