1Peter:4:12-19
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Beloved ,
think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you ,
as though some strange thing happened unto you :
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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 .
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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 he is glorified .
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But let none of you suffer as a murderer ,
or as a thief ,
or as an evildoer ,
or as a busybody in other men '
s matters .
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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 .
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For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God :
and if it first begin at us ,
what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God ?
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And if the righteous scarcely be saved ,
where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear ?
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Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing ,
as unto a faithful Creator .