1 Peter 4:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.

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  • Acts 5:41 : 41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
  • Phil 1:29 : 29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For 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.
  • 1 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit;
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust the keeping of their souls to him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 According 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.
  • Heb 12:2-3 : 2 Looking 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 is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your minds.
  • Jas 1:2-4 : 2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials; 3 Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
  • Acts 11:26 : 26 And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
  • Acts 26:28 : 28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, You almost persuade me to become a Christian.
  • Rom 5:2-5 : 2 Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience; 4 And patience, character; and character, hope: 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
  • Eph 3:13-15 : 13 Therefore I ask that you not faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 From whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
  • Isa 24:15 : 15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
  • Isa 50:7 : 7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
  • Isa 54:4 : 4 Fear not; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be you confounded; for you shall not be put to shame: for you shall forget the shame of your youth, and shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

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  • 1 Pet 4:11-15
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    11If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, let him do so with the ability which God gives: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

    12Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you:

    13But rejoice, since you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

    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 spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified.

    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's matters.

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

    20For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer for it, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.

    21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

  • 1 Pet 3:13-17
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    13And who is he who will harm you if you are followers of what is good?

    14But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. Do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled;

    15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

    16Having a good conscience, so that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

    17For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

  • 1 Pet 4:1
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    1Since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind: for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

  • 2 Tim 1:8
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    8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share in the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

  • 2 Thess 1:4-6
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    4So that we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure:

    5Which is a clear sign of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer:

    6Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you;

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

  • 1 Pet 4:17-19
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    17For the time has come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begins with us, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?

    18And if the righteous are scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?

    19Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust the keeping of their souls to him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

  • 1 Cor 4:12-13
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    12And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it.

    13Being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

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

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

  • Acts 5:41
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    41And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.

  • Rom 8:17-18
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    17And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

    18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

  • 1 Pet 2:15-16
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    15For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

    16As free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.

  • 1 Pet 5:9-10
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    9Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are experienced by your brethren in the world.

    10But the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are despised.

  • Rom 14:16
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    16Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil.

  • 1 Pet 2:23
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    23Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:

  • 2 Cor 10:17
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    17But he who glories, let him glory in the Lord.

  • Rom 10:11
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    11For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20For you bear it if someone brings you into bondage, if someone devours you, if someone takes from you, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes you on the face.

  • 1 Pet 2:12
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    12Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

  • Phil 1:20
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    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 Tim 2:12
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    12If we endure, we shall also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He also will deny us;

  • 2 Thess 3:14
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    14And if anyone does not obey our word in this letter, note that person and do not associate with him, that he may be ashamed.

  • Rom 15:3
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    3For even Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.

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

  • Acts 9:16
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    16For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.

  • 2 Cor 4:9
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    9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

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

  • 1 Cor 1:31
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    31That, as it is written, He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4Wherein they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: