American Standard Version
1 Peter 4:16
16but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.
1 Peter 4:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
- New International Version (NIV)However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
Context of 1 Peter 4:16
14If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you. 15For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters: but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name. 17For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God? 18And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?
Read all of 1 Peter 41 Peter 4:16 word by word
εἰ δὲ ὡς Χριστιανός, μὴ αἰσχυνέσθω, δοξαζέτω δὲ τὸν θεὸν ἐν τῷ τούτῳ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Peter 4:16
- 1 Peter 4:19Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.
- 1 Peter 3:17For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.
- Acts 11:26and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people; and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
- Acts 26:28And Agrippa said unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian.
- Ephesians 3:13Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.
- Isaiah 50:7For the Lord Jehovah will help me; therefore have I not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
- Isaiah 54:4Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth; and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.
- Philippians 1:20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
- 2 Timothy 1:12For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day.
- Hebrews 12:2looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Isaiah 24:15Wherefore glorify ye Jehovah in the east, even the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
- Acts 5:41They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
- Romans 5:2through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- Philippians 1:29because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:
- James 1:2Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;
Commentaries on 1 Peter 4:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Yet if - as a Christian - If he be persecuted because he has embraced the Christian faith, let him not be ashamed, but let him rather glorify God on this very account. Christ suffered by the Jews because he was holy; Christians suffer because they resemble him. The word , Christian, is used only here and in Acts 11:26; Acts 26:28. See the note on the Acts 11:26; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian - Because he is a Christian; if he is persecuted on account of his religion. This was often done, and they had reason to expect that it might occur in their own case. Compare the notes at 1 Peter 3:17. On the import of the word Christian, and the reasons why the name was given to the disciples of the Lord Jesus, see the notes at Acts 11:26. Let him not be ashamed - (1)Ashamed of religion so as to refuse to suffer on…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 By patience and fortitude in suffering, by dependence on the promises of God, and keeping to the word the Holy Spirit hath revealed, the Holy Spirit is glorified; but by the contempt and reproaches cast upon believers, he is evil spoken of, and is blasphemed. One would think such cautions as these were needless to Christians. But their enemies falsely charged them with foul crimes. And even the best of men need to be warned against the worst…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Although the evidence is limited, it is likely that the name Christian (compare Acts 11:26) first served as a simple label used by those who did not follow Jesus. They used it to summarize what they believed were the strange religious practices and immoral behavior of those who followed Jesus.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. a Christian--the name given in contempt first at Antioch. Ac 11:26; 26:28; the only three places where the term occurs. At first believers had no distinctive name, but were called among themselves "brethren," Ac 6:3; "disciples," Ac 6:1; "those of the way," Ac 9:2; "saints," Ro 1:7; by the Jews (who denied that Jesus was the Christ, and so would never originate the name Christian), in contempt, "Nazarenes." At Antioch, where first idolatrous Gentiles…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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