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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!

Context of 1 Peter 4:16

14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 15But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 17For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18And "If the righteous is scarcely saved, 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 4:19Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing 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 had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.
• Acts 26:28And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?"
• Ephesians 3:13So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
• Isaiah 50:7But the Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
• Isaiah 54:4"Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
• Philippians 1:20as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
• 2 Timothy 1:12which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.
• Hebrews 12:2looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Isaiah 24:15Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Acts 5:41Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
• Romans 5:2Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Philippians 1:29For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
• James 1:2Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

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