1 Peter 4:12

New Century Version

My friends, do not be surprised at the terrible trouble which now comes to test you. Do not think that something strange is happening to you.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:8

In some places you will see poor people mistreated. Don’t be surprised when they are not treated fairly or given their rights. One officer is cheated by a higher officer who in turn is cheated by even higher officers.

Isaiah 28:21

The Lord will fight as he did at Mount Perazim. He will be angry as he was in the Valley of Gibeon. He will do his work, his strange work. He will finish his job, his strange job.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise ones will be killed. But the hard times must come so they can be made stronger and purer and without faults until the time of the end comes. Then, at the right time, the end will come.

1 Corinthians 10:13

The only temptation that has come to you is that which everyone has. But you can trust God, who will not permit you to be tempted more than you can stand. But when you are tempted, he will also give you a way to escape so that you will be able to stand it.

1 Corinthians 3:13

their work will be clearly seen, because the Day of Judgment will make it visible. That Day will appear with fire, and the fire will test everyone’s work to show what sort of work it was.

2 Timothy 3:12

Everyone who wants to live as God desires, in Christ Jesus, will be persecuted.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul.

1 Peter 4:4

Nonbelievers think it is strange that you do not do the many wild and wasteful things they do, so they insult you.

1 Peter 5:9

Refuse to give in to him, by standing strong in your faith. You know that your Christian family all over the world is having the same kinds of suffering.