1 Peter 4:12-19
Christian Standard Bible
Christian Suffering
12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you, as if something unusual were happening to you.(A) 13 Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ,(B) so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.(C) 14 If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ,(D) you are blessed, because the Spirit(E) of glory and of God[a] rests on you. 15 Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.[b] 16 But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in having that name.[c] 17 For the time has come for judgment(F) to begin with God’s household,(G) and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
18 And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?[d](H)
19 So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves(I) to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.
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1 Peter 4:12-19
New American Standard Bible
Share the Sufferings of Christ
12 (A)Beloved, do not be surprised at the (B)fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you; 13 but to the degree that you (C)share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that at the (D)revelation of His glory (E)you may also rejoice and be overjoyed. 14 If you are insulted [a](F)for the name of Christ, (G)you are blessed, (H)because the Spirit of glory, and of God, rests upon you. 15 Make sure that (I)none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a [b](J)troublesome meddler; 16 but if anyone suffers as a (K)Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to (L)glorify God in this name. 17 For it is time for judgment (M)to begin [c]with (N)the household of God; and if it (O)begins [d]with us first, what will be the outcome for those (P)who do not obey the (Q)gospel of God? 18 (R)And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, [e]what will become of the (S)godless man and the sinner? 19 Therefore, those also who suffer according to (T)the will of God are to entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.
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- 1 Peter 4:14 Lit in
- 1 Peter 4:15 Lit one who oversees others’ affairs
- 1 Peter 4:17 Lit from
- 1 Peter 4:17 Lit from
- 1 Peter 4:18 Lit where will appear
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