1 Peter 4:15
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.
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.
17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
- KJV
- But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
- WEB
- But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men’s matters.
- ASV
- For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men`s matters:
- DARBY
- Let none of you suffer indeed as murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or as overseer of other people's matters;
- BLB
- For let not any of you⁺ suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler,
- ÅB
- For ingen av dere må lide som morder eller tyv eller ugjerningsmann eller som en som blander seg i andres saker;
- OTB
- Sørg for at ingen av dere lider som en morder, eller tyv, eller ugjerningsmann, eller en plagsom innblander;
- B1930
- For ingen av eder må lide som morder eller tyv eller ugjerningsmann eller som en som blander sig i andres saker;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 3:11
Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
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 context1 Timothy 5:13
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Read in context1 Peter 3:17
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:9
for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
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.
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