Bǐdéqiánshū 4:16

16 Ruò wèi zuò Jīdū tú shòu kǔ , què búyào xiūchǐ . dào yào yīn zhè míng guī róngyào gĕi shén .

Bǐdéqiánshū 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Peter 4:16

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian
Because he is one, and professes himself to be one. This name was first given to the disciples at Antioch, either by themselves, or by the Gentiles; however, it being agreeable to them, was retained; it is only mentioned here, and in ( Acts 11:26 ) ( 26:28 ) ,

let him not be ashamed;
neither of Christ, and his Gospel, for which he suffers, nor of the name he bears, nor of the punishment he endures, however ignominious and shameful it may be among men; but let him, as his Lord and master did, endure the cross, and despise the shame, ( Hebrews 12:2 )

but let him glorify God on this behalf:
that he bestows this gift upon him to suffer for Christ, as well as to believe in him; and that he does him so much honour to call him to such service, and to strengthen him in it, so as to take it joyfully, and endure it patiently and cheerfully. The Alexandrian copy, and some others, and also the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, instead of "in this behalf", read "in this name"; that is, of a Christian.

Bǐdéqiánshū 4:16 In-Context

14 Nǐmen ruò wèi Jīdū de míng shòu rǔmà , biàn shì yǒu fú de . yīnwei shén róngyào de líng , cháng zhù zaì nǐmen shēnshang .

15 Nǐmen zhōngjiān què bùkĕ yǒu rén , yīnwei shārén , tōuqiè , zuò è , hào guǎn xiánshì ér shòu kǔ .

16 Ruò wèi zuò Jīdū tú shòu kǔ , què búyào xiūchǐ . dào yào yīn zhè míng guī róngyào gĕi shén .

17 Yīnwei shíhou dào le , shĕnpàn yào cóng shén de jiā qǐ shǒu . ruò shì xiān cóng wǒmen qǐ shǒu , nà bú xìn cóng shén fúyin de rén , jiāng yǒu hédĕng de jiéjú ne .

18 Ruò shì yì rén jǐn jǐn déjiù , nà bù qiánjìng hé fàn zuì de rén , qiāng yǒu hé dì kĕ zhàn ne .