1 Peter 4:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

Ye be

1 Peter 2:19

1 Peter 3:14

Reproached

2 Corinthians 12:10

Happy

James 1:12

James 5:11

On

Acts 13:45

Acts 18:6

2 Peter 2:2

General references

Hebrews 13:13

Bible References

Ye be

For this is praiseworthy, if any one, on account of conscience to ward God, endure sorrows, suffering unjustly.

But yet, if you even suffer for righteousness, happy are you. Yet fear not their terror, nor be troubled:

Reproached

They are amazed at this that you run not with them into the same excess of debauchery, and they revile you.

Blessed are you, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and shall withdraw themselves from you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man.

Then the Pharisees answered them: Are you also deceived?

The Jews answered, and said to him: Do we not well say that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?

They reviled him, and said: You are the disciple of that man; but we are the disciples of Moses.

For this reason, I take pleasure in infirmities, in outrages, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

Happy

Blessed is the man that endures trial: for, being approved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Behold, we count those happy who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the final dealing of the Lord, that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

On

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling.

But when they set themselves in opposition, and reviled, he shook his clothing, and said to them: Your blood be upon your own head; I am clean. Henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

and many will follow their dissolute ways, on account of whom the way of truth will be reviled;

General references

Therefore, let us go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.