^{21 Ref} This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:

^{22 Ref} Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:

^{23 Ref} To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness: