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1 Peter 4:14 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 4 · verse 14
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.1 Peter 4:14 · King James Version
1 Peter 4:14 in context
12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, 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 busybody in other men’s matters.
16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
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Key words (Strong's)
- reproachedoneidizōto reproach, upbraid, revile, of deserved reproach, of undeserved reproach, to revile, to…G3679 →
- restethanapauōto cause or permit one to cease from any movement or labour in order to recover and…G373 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- happymakariosblessed, happyG3107 →
- glorydoxaopinion, judgment, view, opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone, in…G1391 →
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The frequent repetition of counsel and comfort to Christians, considered as sufferers, in every chapter of this epistle, shows that the greatest danger these new converts were in arose from the persecutions to which their embracing Christianity exposed them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-19