1 Peter 4:12

Free Bible Version

My friends, don't be alarmed at the “ordeals of fire” you're having, as if these were unexpected.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see poor people somewhere being oppressed, or truth and justice violated, don't be shocked at it, for every official is responsible to others higher up, and there are officials over them as well.

Isaiah 28:21

The Lord will come on the attack like he did to the Philistines at Mount Perazim, like he shook them in the Valley of Gibeon, coming to do what he has to do, his strange work; coming to act as he must, his unusual action.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise will be killed, so that they may be refined and purified and cleansed until the time of the end, for the predicted time is still to come.

1 Corinthians 10:13

You won't experience any greater temptation than anyone else, and God is trustworthy. He won't allow you to be tempted more than you can bear, and when you are tempted, he will provide for you a way out so you can stay strong.

1 Corinthians 3:13

but whatever is used to build with will be exposed. For on the Day of Judgment, fire will reveal it and test it. Everyone's work will be shown for what it is.

2 Timothy 3:12

Of course it's true that everyone who wants to live a life devoted to God in Christ Jesus will experience persecution,

1 Peter 2:11

My friends, I'm pleading with you as foreigners and strangers in this world not to give in to physical desires that are in conflict with what is spiritual.

1 Peter 4:4

People think it's strange that you don't join them anymore in this wild and excessive lifestyle, so they curse at you. But they will have to explain what they've done to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

1 Peter 5:9

Stand firm against him, trusting in God. Remember that your fellow-believers around the world are going through similar troubles.