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12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
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Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 But to the degree that you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice [and] be glad.
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But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
14 If you are reviled on account of the name of Christ, [you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
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If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
15 By all means do not let anyone of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
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If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.
16 But if [someone suffers] as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name.
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However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
17 For [it is] the time for the judgment to begin out from the household of God. But if [it begins] out from us first, what will be the outcome for those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?
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For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And if the righteous are saved with difficulty, {what will become of the ungodly and the sinner}?
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And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
19 So then also those who suffer according to the will of God must entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.
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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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