13 But rejoice (A)insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad (B)when his glory is revealed. 14 (C)If you are insulted (D)for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory[a] and of God rests upon you. 15 But (E)let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or (F)as a meddler. 16 Yet (G)if anyone suffers as a (H)Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God (I)in that name.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power

13 But rejoice(A) inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ,(B) so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.(C) 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,(D) you are blessed,(E) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.(F)

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