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12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
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12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
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13 But 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 .
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13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
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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 .
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14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
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15 But 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.
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15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.
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16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed ; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
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16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
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17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
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17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
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18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved , where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear ?
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18 And, "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"
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19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
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19 So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
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