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1 Peter 4:16

ShameSufferingPraise and worshipCourage and strength

14 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.

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?

18 And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

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BSB
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
KJV
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
WEB
But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
ASV
but if [a man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.
DARBY
but if as a christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name.
BLB
but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.
ÅB
men lider han som kristen, da skal han ikke skamme seg, men prise Gud for dette navn.
OTB
men hvis noen lider som en kristen, skal de ikke skamme seg, men ære Gud i dette navnet.
B1930
men lider han som kristen, da skal han ikke skamme sig, men prise Gud for dette navn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 3:17–18

    For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

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  • Philippians 1:29

    For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

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  • 1 Peter 4:19

    So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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  • James 1:2–4

    Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

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  • Acts 5:41

    The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

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  • 2 Timothy 1:12

    For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

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  • Philippians 1:20

    I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

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  • Ephesians 3:13–15

    So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

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