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10 So let everyone of you according to the gift he has received from God, minister the same to your fellowmen, like good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If any man preach, let him preach the word of God; and if any man minister, let him do it according to the ability which God has given him: so that in everything you do, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs glory and honour for ever and ever. Amen. 12 My beloved, do not think it strange at the trials that come upon you, as though some strange thing happened to you: because these things are to prove you. 13 But rejoice, for you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; and when his glory shall be revealed you may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you: for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. 15 But let none of you suffer the fate of a murderer, or a thief, or a malefactor. 16 If any man suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God through that very name. 17 For the time is come that judgment must begin with the house of God: and if it first begins with us, what shall be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, how shall the wicked and the sinner stand judgment? 19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to him in well doing, as to a faithful Creator. 1 Peter 4:10-19, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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