1 Peter 4:16 BSB — MannaFest

1 Peter 4:16

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.

BSB

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ASV

but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Polycarp of Smyrna

Epistle to the Philippians 8 (155)

Let us then continually persevere in our hope, and the earnest of our righteousness, which is Jesus Christ, "who bore our sins in His own body on the tree," "who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth," but endured all things for us, that we might live in Him. Let us then be imitators of His patience; and if we suffer for His name's sake, let us glorify Him. For He has set us this example in Himself, and we have believed that such is the case.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) There is very little comfort in sufferings when we bring them upon ourselves by our own sin and folly. It is not the suffering, but the cause, that makes the martyr. (3.) We have reason to thank God for the honour if he calls us out to suffer for his truth and gospel, for our adherence to any of the doctrines or duties of Christianity.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Yet if - as a Christian - If he be persecuted because he has embraced the Christian faith, let him not be ashamed, but let him rather glorify God on this very account. Christ suffered by the Jews because he was holy; Christians suffer because they resemble him. The word Χριστιανος, Christian, is used only here and in Act 11:26; Act 26:28. See the note on the Act 11:26 (note).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

To suffer for one's own faults is no honor (1Pe 4:15; 1Pe 2:20), --for Christ, is no shame (1Pe 4:14; 1Pe 3:13). but let him glorify God--not merely glory in persecution;

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἰ	ei	if	G1487 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
Χριστιανός,	Christianos	a Christian,	G5546 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
αἰσχυνέσθω,	aischunesthō	he should be ashamed,	G153 →
δοξαζέτω	doxazetō	he should glorify	G1392 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸν	theon	God	G2316 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	name	G3686 →
τούτῳ.	toutō	this.	G3778 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G1392doxazetohe should glorify61×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 4:19
So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
leads to
- Psalms 37:5
  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
- 2 Timothy 1:12
  For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have…
Through
Philippians 1:29
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
leads to
- James 1:2
  Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- 1 Peter 4:13
  But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- Acts 5:41
  The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
Through
2 Timothy 1:12
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have…
leads to
- Jude 1:24
  Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- 2 Timothy 1:8
  So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
- 1 Peter 4:19
  So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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Where the connections lead

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Peter