1 Peter 2:18-20

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[18] Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked. [19] For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God. [20] For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

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Zion is the biblical name for Jerusalem, especially its temple hill, and symbolizes God’s chosen dwelling and kingdom. In the surrounding context Peter cites Zion to identify Christ as God’s chosen cornerstone, grounding the call for servants to endure unjust

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1 Peter 2:18-20 mentions Zion.