New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Peter 4:9-19

9 1Be hospitableG5382 to oneG240 anotherG240 withoutG427 2complaintG1112. 10 3As eachG1538 oneG1538 has receivedG2983 a special giftG5486, employG1247 it inG1247 servingG1247 oneG1438 anotherG1438 as goodG2570 4stewardsG3623 of the 5multifacetedG4164 graceG5485 of GodG2316. 11 6WhoeverG1487 G5100 speaksG2980 is to do so as one who is speaking 7actualG3051 wordsG3051 of GodG2316; whoeverG1487 G5100 servesG1247 is to do so as one who is serving 8 9by the strengthG2479 whichG3739 GodG2316 suppliesG5524; soG2443 thatG2443 10in allG3956 thingsG3956 GodG2316 may be glorifiedG1392 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 11to whomG3739 belongsG1510 the gloryG1391 and 12dominionG2904 foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281.

12 13BelovedG27, do not be surprisedG3579 at the 14fieryG4451 ordealG4451 amongG1722 you, which comesG1096 upon you for your testingG3986, asG5613 thoughG5613 something strangeG3581 were happeningG4819 to you; 13but toG2526 theG2526 degreeG2526 thatG2526 you 15shareG2841 the sufferingsG3804 of ChristG5547, keep on rejoicingG5463, soG2443 thatG2443 at the 16revelationG602 of His gloryG1391 17you may alsoG2532 rejoiceG5463 and be overjoyedG21. 14IfG1487 you are insultedG3679 18 19for the nameG3686 of ChristG5547, 20you are blessedG3107, 21becauseG3754 the SpiritG4151 of gloryG1391, and of GodG2316, restsG373 upon you. 15MakeG1063 sureG1063 that 22noneG5100 G3361 of you suffersG3958 as a murdererG5406, orG2228 thiefG2812, orG2228 evildoerG2555, orG2228 a 23 24troublesomeG244 meddlerG244; 16but ifG1487 anyone suffers as a 25ChristianG5546, he is not to be ashamedG153, but is to 26glorifyG1392 GodG2316 in thisG3778 nameG3686. 17For it is timeG2540 for judgmentG2917 27to beginG757 28with 29the householdG3624 of GodG2316; and ifG1487 it 30begins 31with us firstG4413, whatG5101 will be the outcomeG5056 for thoseG3588 32who doG544 notG544 obeyG544 the 33gospelG2098 of GodG2316? 18 34And ifG1487 it is with difficultyG3433 that the righteousG1342 is savedG4982, 35whatG4226 will becomeG5316 of the 36godlessG765 manG765 and the sinnerG268? 19ThereforeG5620, thoseG3588 alsoG2532 who sufferG3958 accordingG2596 to 37the willG2307 of GodG2316 are to entrustG3908 their soulsG5590 to a faithfulG4103 CreatorG2939 in doingG16 whatG16 isG16 rightG16.

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Notes

1. 1 Peter 4:9 1 Tim 3:2; Heb 13:2 ↩
2. 1 Peter 4:9 Phil 2:14 ↩
3. 1 Peter 4:10 Rom 12:6f ↩
4. 1 Peter 4:10 1 Cor 4:1 ↩
5. 1 Peter 4:10 Or manifold ↩
6. 1 Peter 4:11 1 Thess 2:4; Titus 2:1, 15; Heb 13:7 ↩
7. 1 Peter 4:11 Acts 7:38 ↩
8. 1 Peter 4:11 Lit from ↩
9. 1 Peter 4:11 Eph 1:19; 6:10 ↩
10. 1 Peter 4:11 1 Cor 10:31; 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
11. 1 Peter 4:11 Rom 11:36; 1 Pet 5:11; Rev 1:6; 5:13 ↩
12. 1 Peter 4:11 Or power ↩
13. 1 Peter 4:12 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
14. 1 Peter 4:12 1 Pet 1:6f ↩
15. 1 Peter 4:13 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 4:10; Phil 3:10 ↩
16. 1 Peter 4:13 2 Tim 2:12 ↩
17. 1 Peter 4:13 1 Pet 1:7; 5:1 ↩
18. 1 Peter 4:14 Lit in ↩
19. 1 Peter 4:14 John 15:21; Heb 11:26; 1 Pet 4:16 ↩
20. 1 Peter 4:14 Matt 5:11; Luke 6:22; Acts 5:41 ↩
21. 1 Peter 4:14 2 Cor 4:10f, 16 ↩
22. 1 Peter 4:15 1 Pet 2:19f; 3:17 ↩
23. 1 Peter 4:15 Lit one who oversees others’ affairs ↩
24. 1 Peter 4:15 1 Thess 4:11; 2 Thess 3:11; 1 Tim 5:13 ↩
25. 1 Peter 4:16 Acts 5:41; 28:22; James 2:7 ↩
26. 1 Peter 4:16 1 Pet 4:11 ↩
27. 1 Peter 4:17 Jer 25:29; Ezek 9:6; Amos 3:2 ↩
28. 1 Peter 4:17 Lit from ↩
29. 1 Peter 4:17 1 Tim 3:15; Heb 3:6; 1 Pet 2:5 ↩
30. 1 Peter 4:17 Rom 2:9 ↩
31. 1 Peter 4:17 Lit from ↩
32. 1 Peter 4:17 2 Thess 1:8 ↩
33. 1 Peter 4:17 Rom 1:1 ↩
34. 1 Peter 4:18 Prov 11:31; Luke 23:31 ↩
35. 1 Peter 4:18 Lit where will appear ↩
36. 1 Peter 4:18 1 Tim 1:9 ↩
37. 1 Peter 4:19 1 Pet 3:17 ↩

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