1 Peter 4:16

Good News Translation (US Version)

However, if you suffer because you are a Christian, don't be ashamed of it, but thank God that you bear Christ's name.

Cross References

Philippians 1:29

For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering for him.

1 Peter 4:19

So then, those who suffer because it is God's will for them, should by their good actions trust themselves completely to their Creator, who always keeps his promise.

2 Timothy 1:12

and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me.

Acts 5:41

As the apostles left the Council, they were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.

Philippians 1:20

My deep desire and hope is that I shall never fail in my duty, but that at all times, and especially right now, I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.

Isaiah 50:7

But their insults cannot hurt me because the Sovereign Lord gives me help. I brace myself to endure them. I know that I will not be disgraced,

Acts 26:28

Agrippa said to Paul, “In this short time do you think you will make me a Christian?”

Isaiah 54:4

Do not be afraid—you will not be disgraced again; you will not be humiliated. You will forget your unfaithfulness as a young wife, and your desperate loneliness as a widow.

Isaiah 24:15

and those in the East will praise him. The people who live along the sea will praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

Acts 11:26

When he found him, he took him to Antioch, and for a whole year the two met with the people of the church and taught a large group. It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.

Acts 28:22

But we would like to hear your ideas, because we know that everywhere people speak against this party to which you belong.”

James 2:7

They are the ones who speak evil of that good name which has been given to you.

1 Peter 2:12

Your conduct among the heathen should be so good that when they accuse you of being evildoers, they will have to recognize your good deeds and so praise God on the Day of his coming.

1 Peter 4:11

Those who preach must preach God's messages; those who serve must serve with the strength that God gives them, so that in all things praise may be given to God through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 4:14

Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you.