1 Peter 4:14
12 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.
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
15 Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
- KJV
- If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
- WEB
- If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
- ASV
- If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; because the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
- DARBY
- If ye are reproached in [the] name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; for the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: [on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.]
- BLB
- If you⁺ are reproached in the name of Christ, [you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you⁺.
- ÅB
- Om dere hånes for Kristi navns skyld, er dere salige, fordi herlighetens og Guds Ånd hviler over dere.
- OTB
- Om dere blir hånet for å bære Kristi navn, er dere velsignet, for herlighetens og Guds Ånd hviler over dere.
- B1930
- Om I hånes for Kristi navns skyld, er I salige, fordi herlighetens og Guds Ånd hviler over eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
Read in contextLuke 6:22
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
Read in contextMatthew 5:11
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Read in context1 Peter 3:16
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
Read in contextJames 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Read in contextPsalms 146:5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Read in context1 Peter 2:19–20
For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:10
That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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