1 Peter 4:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ But if you suffer because you are a Christian, then don’t be ashamed. You should praise (thank) God for that name (Christian).

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ But if [one is ill-treated and suffers] as a Christian [which he is contemptuously called], let him not be ashamed, but give glory to God that he is [deemed worthy to suffer] in this name.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ But don’t be ashamed if you suffer as one who belongs to Christ. Rather, honor God as you bear Christ’s name. Give honor to God,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, he should not be ashamed. Instead, he should glorify God in that name.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.

1 Peter 4:16 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 24:15

Those people will say,\par “People in the east, praise the Lord!\par People in faraway lands,\par praise the name\par of the Lord God of Israel.”\par

Isaiah 50:7

The Lord my Master will help me. So the bad things they say will not hurt me. I will be strong. I know I will not be disappointed.

Isaiah 54:4

Don’t be afraid!\par You will not be disappointed.\par People will not say bad things against you.\par You will not be embarrassed.\par When you were young, you felt shame.\par But you will forget that shame now.\par You will not remember the shame that\par you felt when you lost your husband.\par

Acts 11:26

When he found Saul, Barnabas brought him to Antioch. Saul and Barnabas stayed there a whole year. Every time the group of believers came together, Saul and Barnabas met with them and taught many people. In Antioch the followers \{of Jesus\} were called “Christians” for the first time.

Acts 26:28

King Agrippa {\cf2\super [502]} said to Paul, “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so easily?”

Acts 28:22

We want to hear your ideas. We know that people everywhere are speaking against this group (Christians).”

Acts 5:41

The apostles left the meeting. The apostles were happy because they were given the honor of suffering dishonor (shame) for the name \{of Jesus\}.

Philippians 1:20

The thing I want and hope for is that I will not fail Christ in anything. I hope that I will have the courage now, like always, to show the greatness of Christ in my life here on earth. I want to do that if I die or if I live.

Philippians 1:29

God gave you the honor of believing in Christ. But that is not all. God also gave you the honor of suffering for Christ. Both these things bring glory to Christ.

2 Timothy 1:12

And I suffer now because I tell that Good News. But I am not ashamed. I know the One (Jesus) that I have believed. I am sure that he is able to protect the things that he has trusted me with until that Day. {\cf2\super [8]}

James 2:7

And the rich people are the people who say bad things against the good name of the One (Jesus) who owns you.

1 Peter 2:12

People who don’t believe are living all around you. Those people may say that you are doing wrong. So live good lives. Then they will see the good things you do, and they will give glory to God on that day when he comes.

1 Peter 4:11

The person who speaks should speak words from God. The person who serves should serve with the strength that God gives. You should do these things so that in everything God will be praised through Jesus Christ. Power and glory belong to him forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 4:14

When people say bad things to you because you follow Christ, then you are blessed (happy). You are blessed because the Spirit {\cf2\super [28]} of glory is with you. That is the Spirit of God.

1 Peter 4:19

So those people who suffer like God wants them to should trust their lives to him. God is the One who made them, and they can trust him. So they should continue to do good.