Verse 16

But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 5:41 : 41 So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
  • Phil 1:29 : 29 Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.
  • 1 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing. 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.
  • Heb 12:2-3 : 2 Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power. 3 Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
  • Jas 1:2-4 : 2 Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort; 3 Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope; 4 But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.
  • Acts 11:26 : 26 And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.
  • Acts 26:28 : 28 And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.
  • Rom 5:2-5 : 2 Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting; 4 And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
  • Eph 3:13-15 : 13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory. 14 For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father, 15 From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
  • Isa 24:15 : 15 Give praise to the Lord in the east, to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the sea-lands.
  • Isa 50:7 : 7 For the Lord God is my helper; I will not be put to shame: so I have made my face like a rock, and I am certain that he will give me my right.
  • Isa 54:4 : 4 Have no fear; for you will not be shamed or without hope: you will not be put to shame, for the shame of your earlier days will go out of your memory, and you will no longer keep in mind the sorrows of your widowed years.