Better (κρειττον). Comparative of κρατυς as in 2 Peter 2:21; Hebrews 1:4. Patient endurance not only silenc…

For it is better, if the will of God be so. That is, if God sees it to be necessary for your good that you should suffer, it is better tha…

For it is better.—There is a kind of ironical suppression in this comparison.

If the will of God be so.—A strikingly rever…

Who can doubt the truth of that clear declaration?

It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. Suffering is a just recompense for doing evil. But if one does good and still suffers, t…

For it is better belongs not only to what follows but to the entire context. He had spoken of the profession of faith, which at that time …

For it is better, if the will of God be so
For all things are ordered by the will of God, even all the sufferings an…

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?…