1 Peter 4:16

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However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

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  • Acts 5:41 : 41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the name.
  • Phil 1:29 : 29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
  • 1 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
  • Heb 12:2-3 : 2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  • Jas 1:2-4 : 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of various kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance complete its work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
  • Acts 11:26 : 26 When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year, they met with the church and taught a large number of people. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
  • Acts 26:28 : 28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, 'In such a short time, are you trying to persuade me to become a Christian?'
  • Rom 5:2-5 : 2 Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance. 4 And endurance produces character, and character produces hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
  • Eph 3:13-15 : 13 Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory. 14 For this reason, I kneel before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
  • Isa 24:15 : 15 Therefore, glorify the Lord in the east, and in the coastlands of the sea glorify the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
  • Isa 50:7 : 7 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
  • Isa 54:4 : 4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. Instead, you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the reproach of your widowhood.

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  • 1 Pet 4:11-15
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    11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and power forever and ever. Amen.

    12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

    13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

    14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

    15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.

  • 1 Pet 2:19-21
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    19 For this is commendable: if someone endures grief, suffering unjustly because of their conscience toward God.

    20 What credit is it if you sin and are beaten for it, and you endure? But if you do good and suffer for it, and you endure, this is commendable before God.

    21 To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His footsteps.

  • 1 Pet 3:13-17
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    13 Who then will harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

    14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be intimidated.

    15 But honor the Lord as holy in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

    16 Yet do so with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are maligned, those who accuse your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

    17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

  • 1 Pet 4:1
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    1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body on our behalf, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body has ceased from sin.

  • 2 Tim 1:8
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    8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join with me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

  • 2 Thess 1:4-6
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    4 As a result, we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

    5 This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

    6 Since it is just for God to repay those who trouble you with affliction,

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

  • 1 Pet 4:17-19
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    17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the house of God, and if it begins with us, what will become of those who disobey the gospel of God?

    18 And if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?

    19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.

  • 1 Cor 4:12-13
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    12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are insulted, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it.

    13 When we are slandered, we respond gently. We have become like the scum of the earth, the refuse of all, even until now.

  • 1 Cor 12:26
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    26 If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. If one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

  • Phil 1:29
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    29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

  • Acts 5:41
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    41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the name.

  • Rom 8:17-18
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    17 If we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings so that we may also share in His glory.

    18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.

  • 1 Pet 2:15-16
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    15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish people.

    16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

  • 1 Pet 5:9-10
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    9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

    10 But the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a little while, will Himself restore, establish, strengthen, and uphold you.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!

  • Rom 14:16
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    16 Therefore, do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.

  • 1 Pet 2:23
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    23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.

  • 2 Cor 10:17
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    17 But, 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'

  • Rom 10:11
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    11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20 In fact, you put up with anyone who enslaves you, devours you, takes advantage of you, exalts himself, or strikes you in the face.

  • 1 Pet 2:12
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    12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

  • Phil 1:20
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    20 My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

  • 2 Tim 2:12
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    12 If we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He will also deny us.

  • 2 Thess 3:14
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    14 If anyone does not obey our instructions in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with them, so that they may be ashamed.

  • Rom 15:3
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    3 For even Christ did not please Himself; as it is written: 'The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.'

  • 2 Tim 2:3
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    3 Endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

  • Acts 9:16
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    16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake."

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    9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

  • 1 Cor 1:31
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    31 Therefore, as it is written: "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.