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Yet if [any man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
1 Peter 4:16 — KJV
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1 Peter 4:16
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on 1 Peter 4:16
Theological / DevotionalYet if. See on ch. 3:14.
Christian. This term occurs only three times in the NT. It was first given in ridicule (see on Acts 11:26), but became a symbol of honor and a term proudly borne by the early church (see ch. 26:28). Regardless of the insults and injunctions aimed at Christians they know that to be honored by God is worth infinitely more than to be honored by the world. Jesus also suffered unjustly for resolutely adhering to principles of righteousness.
Not be ashamed. See on vs. 12–14.
Glorify God. That is, for being a Christian and for the privilege of being a partaker of Christ’s sufferings and of bearing witness of God (v. 13).
On this behalf. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the reading “in connection with this name” that is, because of the name “Christian.”
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