Cross references

1 Peter 3:16

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

1 Peter 3:16 BSB

1 Peter 3:16 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Peter 2:12 (21 votes) and 1 Peter 2:15 (18 votes). 48 other verses point back to it. It links with 23 other books, from Genesis 31 to 1 John 4.

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Which verses does 1 Peter 3:16 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 Peter 2:1221 votes

    Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

  2. 1 Peter 2:1518 votes

    For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

  3. Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

  4. Titus 2:813 votes

    and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

  5. Matthew 5:1111 votes

    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

  6. For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.

  7. Acts 24:164 votes

    In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

  8. Romans 9:14 votes

    I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

  9. The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

  10. For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

  11. And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

  12. Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.

Which verses point to 1 Peter 3:16?

The 10 strongest of 48.