1 Peter 4:12-19 (Holman Christian Standard)
Christian Suffering
12 Dear friends, when the fiery ordeala arises among you to test you, don't be surprised by it, as if something unusual were happening to you.b 13 Instead, as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah rejoice,c so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory. 14 If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ,d you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests one you.f 15 None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a meddler.g 16 But if [anyone suffers] as a Christian, he should not be ashamed, but should glorify God with that name. 17 For the time has come for judgment to begin with God's household;h and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?i 18 And if the righteous is saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner? j 19 So those who suffer according to God's will should, in doing good, entrust themselvesk to a faithful Creator.Holman Christian Standard Bible ® Copyright © 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Holman Christian Standard)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Geneva Study Bible
John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament
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- 1 Peter
- 1 Peter 4
- 1 Peter 4:12
- 1 Peter 4:13
- 1 Peter 4:14
- 1 Peter 4:15
- 1 Peter 4:16
- 1 Peter 4:17
- 1 Peter 4:18
- 1 Peter 4:19
Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete)
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People's New Testament
Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament
- 1 Peter
- 1 Peter 4:12
- 1 Peter 4:13
- 1 Peter 4:14
- 1 Peter 4:15
- 1 Peter 4:16
- 1 Peter 4:17
- 1 Peter 4:18
- 1 Peter 4:19
Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)
Treasury Of Scripture Knowledge
- 1 Peter
- 1 Peter 4
- 1 Peter 4:12
- 1 Peter 4:13
- 1 Peter 4:14
- 1 Peter 4:15
- 1 Peter 4:16
- 1 Peter 4:17
- 1 Peter 4:18
- 1 Peter 4:19
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
a.
1 Peter 4:12 - Lit the burning
b.
1 Peter 4:12 - 1 Pt 1:6-7
c.
1 Peter 4:13 - Ac 5:41
d.
1 Peter 4:14 - Ps 89:50-51; Ac 5:41; 1 Pt 2:20
e.
1 Peter 4:14 - Isaiah 11:2; Ac 5:41; 1 Pt 2:20
f.
1 Peter 4:14 - Other mss add He is blasphemed because of them, but He is glorified because of you.
g.
1 Peter 4:15 - Or as one who defrauds others
h.
1 Peter 4:17 - Jr 25:29; Ezk 9:6
i.
1 Peter 4:17 - 2 Th 1:8; 1 Pt 2:8
j.
1 Peter 4:18 - Pr 11:31 LXX
k.
1 Peter 4:19 - Ps 31:5