Having a good conscience (συνειδησιν εχοντες αγαθην). Present active participle of εχω. See 2:18 for συνειδησιν and 3:21 for συνει…

Having a good conscience. That is, a conscience that does not accuse you of having done wrong. Whatever may be the accusations of your ene…

Having a good conscience.—This strikes the keynote of the paragraph. How vigorously St. Peter repeats it! Zealous for that whi…

Who can doubt the truth of that clear declaration?

The expre ion “But even if you should suffer” points to the fact that suffering is not the expected outcome of zeal for doing good, though it can a…

With meekness. This is a most necessary admonition, for unless our minds are imbued with meekness, contentions will immediately break fort…

Having a good conscience
Meaning not the faculty of the conscience itself, which is naturally evil, and defiled with…

We sanctify God before others when our conduct invites and encourages them to glorify and honour Him. What was the ground and reason of their hope?…