1 Peter 4:16
But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this regard.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
15For let not any man of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busybody.
Cross References
Isaiah 24:15Therefore glorify ye LORD in the east, even the name of LORD, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
Isaiah 54:4Fear not, for thou shall not be ashamed. Neither be thou confounded, for thou shall not be put to shame. For thou shall forget the shame of thy youth. And the reproach of thy widowhood thou shall remember no more.
Acts 11:26and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass a whole year for them to be assembled in the congregation, and to teach a considerable multitude, and to call the disciples Christians, first at Antioch.
Romans 5:2through whom also we have access by faith for this grace in which we stand, and we take pride in hope of the glory of God.
Philippians 1:20according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be shamed in nothing. But with all boldness, now as always, Christ will also be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.
2 Timothy 1:12Because of which reason I also suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to preserve my consignment for that day.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:13-19
Fortitude and Circumspection; Advice to Suffering Christians. ( a. d. 66.) 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →