and having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came about that for a whole year they assembled with the church and instructed many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
1 Peter 4:16 - English Majority Text Version but if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be put to shame, but let him glorify God in this matter. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name. Common English Bible 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 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 But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. |
and having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came about that for a whole year they assembled with the church and instructed many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time, you are persuading me to become a Christian!"
But we request to hear from you the things which you think; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against."
Then they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing because they were counted worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the name of Jesus.
according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I will be ashamed, but with utmost boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
For to you it has been granted for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
For which cause I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I have been persuaded that He is able to guard that which I have committed to Him until that Day.
having your manner of life noble among the Gentiles, so that, whenever they speak against you as evildoers, when they observe the good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.
If anyone speaks, let him speak as the utterances of God. If anyone serves, let him serve as from strength, as God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
If you are reviled in the name of Christ, blessed are you, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On the one hand He is blasphemed, but on the other He is glorified.
Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.