1Peter:4:12-19

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* Beloved , wonder not at the fiery trial among you , which is come upon you for a trial , as if some strange thing happened to you ; * but , seeing you partake of the sufferings of Christ , rejoice : that , also , at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice , with exceeding great joy . * If you be reproached for the name of Christ , you are happy ; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you . * By them , indeed , he is evil spoken of , but by you he is glorified . Wherefore , let none of you suffer as a murderer , or a thief , or a malefactor , or as a meddling person . * However , if any one suffer as a Christian , let him not be ashamed , but let him even glorify God on that account . * Indeed , the time is come that punishment must begin at the house of God ; and if it begin first at us , what the end of them who do not obey the gospel of God ? * And , if the righteous with difficulty escape , where will the ungodly and the sinner appear ! * Wherefore , then , let those who suffer by the will of God , commit their own lives to him in well doing , as a faithful Creator .

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