1 Pietro 4:16

16 Ma, se patisce come Cristiano, non si vergogni; anzi glorifichi Iddio in questa parte.

1 Pietro 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.

1 Pietro 4:16 In-Context

14 Se siete vituperati per lo nome di Cristo, beati voi; poichè lo Spirito di gloria e di Dio, riposa sopra voi; ben è egli, quant’è a loro, bestemmiato; ma, quant’è a voi, è glorificato.

15 Perciocchè, niun di voi patisca come micidiale, o ladro, o malfattore, o curante le cose che non gli appartengono.

16 Ma, se patisce come Cristiano, non si vergogni; anzi glorifichi Iddio in questa parte.

17 Perciocchè, egli è il tempo che il giudicio cominci dalla casa di Dio; e se comincia prima da noi, qual sarà la fine di coloro che non ubbidiscono all’evangelo di Dio?

18 E se il giusto è appena salvato, dove comparirà l’empio e il peccatore?