1 Peter 4:14 Cross References - ABU

¹⁴ If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you; [on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.]

¹¹ Happy are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall say all evil against you falsely, for my sake.

¹⁶ Thus let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

²² Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of man.

⁴⁷ The Pharisees answered them: Are ye also led astray? ⁴⁸ Did any of the rulers believe on him, or of the Pharisees? ⁴⁹ But this multitude, that know not the law, are accursed. ⁵⁰ Nicodemus says to them (he who came to him by night, being one of them): ⁵¹ Does our law judge a man, except it first hear from him, and know what he does? ⁵² They answered and said to him: Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see, that out of Galilee arises no prophet.

⁴⁸ The Jews answered and said to him: Say we not well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

²⁸ They reviled him, and said: Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

³⁴ They answered and said to him: Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

²¹ But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, because they know not him who sent me.

⁴⁵ But the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with indignation, and spoke against the things said by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

⁶ But they opposing themselves and blaspheming, he shook out his garments and said to them: Your blood be upon your own head; I am clean; from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

¹⁰ Wherefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then I am powerful.

²⁴ and they glorified God in me.

¹⁰ when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all who believed (because our testimony to you was believed), in that day. ¹¹ To which end we also pray for you always, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and accomplish all the good pleasure of goodness and the work of faith, with power; ¹² that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁶ esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked for the reward.

¹² Happy is the man that endures temptation; because, when he is approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to those who love him.

¹¹ Behold, we count those happy who endure. Ye heard of the patience of Job, and saw the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

¹² having your deportment honorable among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may from your good works, beholding them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

¹⁹ For this is acceptable, if a man for conscience toward God endures griefs, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰ For what glory is it, if when ye are beaten for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

¹⁴ But if ye even suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye; but fear not with their fear, nor be troubled;

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good deportment in Christ.

⁴ at which thing they are astonished, as ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you; ⁵ who shall give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

² And many will follow their dissolute ways; by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of.