1 Peter 4:15
Good News Translation
If you suffer, it must not be because you are a murderer or a thief or a criminal or a meddler in other people's affairs.

Contemporary English Version
But you deserve to suffer if you are a murderer, a thief, a crook, or a busybody.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or a railer or coveter of other men's things.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or a railer or coveter of other men's things.

suffer.

1 Peter 2:20 For what glory is it, if, committing sin and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently: this is thankworthy before God.

Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

2 Timothy 2:9 Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer. But the word of God is not bound.

a busy-body.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 And that you use your endeavour to be quiet: and that you do your own business and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without: and that you want nothing of any man's.

2 Thessalonians 3:11 For we have heard there are some among you who walk disorderly: working not at all, but curiously meddling.

1 Timothy 5:13 And withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house: and are not only idle, but tattlers also and busy bodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Context
Suffering as Christians
14If you be reproached for the name of Christ, you shall be blessed: for that which is of the honour, glory and power of God, and that which is his Spirit resteth upon you. 15But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or a railer or coveter of other men's things. 16But, if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God in that name.…
Cross References
Exodus 22:2
If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood.

1 Thessalonians 4:11
And that you use your endeavour to be quiet: and that you do your own business and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without: and that you want nothing of any man's.

2 Thessalonians 3:11
For we have heard there are some among you who walk disorderly: working not at all, but curiously meddling.

1 Timothy 5:13
And withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house: and are not only idle, but tattlers also and busy bodies, speaking things which they ought not.

1 Peter 2:19
For this is thankworthy: if, for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

1 Peter 3:14
But if also you suffer any thing for justice' sake, blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their fear: and be not troubled.

1 Peter 3:17
For it is better doing well (if such be the will of God) to suffer than doing ill.

Additional Translations
Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

For let not any of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a troublesome meddler,

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:

Let none of you suffer indeed as murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or as overseer of other people's matters;

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as a busy-body in other men's matters.

But let not one of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men's matters.

for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;
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