New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 4:12-19

12 1Beloved, do not be surprised at the 2fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;

13but to the degree that you 3share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the 4revelation of His glory 5you may rejoice with exultation.

14If you are reviled 6 7for the name of Christ, 8you are blessed, 9because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

15Make sure that 10none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a 11 12troublesome meddler;

16but if anyone suffers as a 13Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to 14glorify God in this name.

17For it is time for judgment 15to begin 16with 17the household of God; and if it 18begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those 19who do not obey the 20gospel of God?

18 21And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, 22what will become of the 23godless man and the sinner?

19Therefore, those also who suffer according to 24the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.

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Notes

1. 1 Peter 4:12 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
2. 1 Peter 4:12 1 Pet 1:6f ↩
3. 1 Peter 4:13 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 4:10; Phil 3:10 ↩
4. 1 Peter 4:13 2 Tim 2:12 ↩
5. 1 Peter 4:13 1 Pet 1:7; 5:1 ↩
6. 1 Peter 4:14 Lit in ↩
7. 1 Peter 4:14 John 15:21; Heb 11:26; 1 Pet 4:16 ↩
8. 1 Peter 4:14 Matt 5:11; Luke 6:22; Acts 5:41 ↩
9. 1 Peter 4:14 2 Cor 4:10f, 16 ↩
10. 1 Peter 4:15 1 Pet 2:19f; 3:17 ↩
11. 1 Peter 4:15 Lit one who oversees others’ affairs ↩
12. 1 Peter 4:15 1 Thess 4:11; 2 Thess 3:11; 1 Tim 5:13 ↩
13. 1 Peter 4:16 Acts 5:41; 28:22; James 2:7 ↩
14. 1 Peter 4:16 1 Pet 4:11 ↩
15. 1 Peter 4:17 Jer 25:29; Ezek 9:6; Amos 3:2 ↩
16. 1 Peter 4:17 Lit from ↩
17. 1 Peter 4:17 1 Tim 3:15; Heb 3:6; 1 Pet 2:5 ↩
18. 1 Peter 4:17 Rom 2:9 ↩
19. 1 Peter 4:17 2 Thess 1:8 ↩
20. 1 Peter 4:17 Rom 1:1 ↩
21. 1 Peter 4:18 Prov 11:31; Luke 23:31 ↩
22. 1 Peter 4:18 Lit where will appear ↩
23. 1 Peter 4:18 1 Tim 1:9 ↩
24. 1 Peter 4:19 1 Pet 3:17 ↩

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