1 Peter 4:12-16 ▼

12 Beloved, do not think it strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

13 but according as you have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice, that you may also rejoice in the revelation of His glory—exulting;

14 if you are reproached in the Name of Christ—[you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you; in regard, indeed, to them, is evil spoken of Him, and in regard to you, He is glorified;

15 for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or as a meddler into other men’s matters;

16 and if as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this respect;