1 Peter 4:16

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 you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler. But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in having that name. 17For the time has come for judgment to begin with God’s household, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? 18And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?

1 Peter 4:16 word by word

εἰ δὲ ὡς Χριστιανός, μὴ αἰσχυνέσθω, δοξαζέτω δὲ τὸν θεὸν ἐν τῷ τούτῳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yetδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a ChristianΧριστιανόςChristianos · ChristianG5546
• let himαἰσχύνωaischunomai · be ashamedG153
• notμήmē · notG3361
• let him glorifyδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• behalfμέροςmeros · partG3313

Cross-references for 1 Peter 4:16

• 1 Peter 4:19So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.
• 1 Peter 3:17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.
• Acts 11:26and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
• Acts 26:28Agrippa said to Paul, “Are you going to persuade me to become a Christian so easily?”
• Ephesians 3:13So, then, I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.
• Isaiah 50:7The Lord God will help me; therefore I have not been humiliated; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.
• Isaiah 54:4“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; don’t be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. For you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.
• Philippians 1:20My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all courage, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
• 2 Timothy 1:12and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.
• Hebrews 12:2keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Isaiah 24:15Therefore, in the east honor the Lord! In the coasts and islands of the west honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Acts 5:41Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be treated shamefully on behalf of the Name.
• Romans 5:2We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
• Philippians 1:29For it has been granted to you on Christ’s behalf not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
• James 1:2Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials,

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

Topics related to 1 Peter 4:16

• Christian
• Commandments
• Constancy
• Glorifying God
• Persecution

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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