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 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 reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. 15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. 17For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”

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 the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
• 1 Peter 3:17For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
• Acts 11:26And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
• Acts 26:28Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”
• Ephesians 3:13Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
• Isaiah 50:7“For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
• Isaiah 54:4“Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.
• Philippians 1:20according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
• 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
• Hebrews 12:2looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Isaiah 24:15Therefore glorify the Lord in the dawning light, The name of the Lord God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
• Acts 5:41So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
• Romans 5:2through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Philippians 1:29For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
• James 1:2My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into 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