en_tn_condensed/1pe/02/19.md

it is praiseworthy

"it is deserving of praise" or "it is pleasing to God"

endures pain ... because of his awareness of God

Possible meanings of the original passage are 1) that this person accepts suffering because he knows he is obeying God or 2) that this person is able to endure unjust punishment because he knows that God knows how he is suffering.

For how much credit is there ... while being punished?

Peter asks this question to emphasize that there is nothing praiseworthy about suffering for doing something wrong. Alternate translation: "For there is no credit ... while being punished." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)