1 Peter 4:12
10 As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
11 If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- KJV
- Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
- WEB
- Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.
- ASV
- Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:
- DARBY
- Beloved, take not [as] strange the fire [of persecution] which has taken place amongst you for [your] trial, as if a strange thing was happening to you;
- BLB
- Beloved, do not think strange the fiery ordeal among you⁺ taking place for a trial to you⁺, as if a strange thing were happening to you⁺.
- ÅB
- Dere elskede! undre dere ikke over den ild som kommer over dere til prøvelse, som om det hendte dere noe underlig;
- OTB
- Elskede, bli ikke overrasket over den ildprøven blant dere, som kommer over dere for å prøve dere, som om noe uvanlig hendte dere;
- B1930
- I elskede! undre eder ikke over den ild som kommer over eder til prøvelse, som om det hendte eder noget underlig;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
Read in context1 Peter 1:6–7
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
Read in context1 Peter 5:9
Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:2–4
We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
Read in contextDaniel 11:35
Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:13
his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
Read in context1 Peter 4:4
Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.
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