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

Happy

James 5:11

On

Acts 13:45

Acts 18:6

2 Peter 2:2

General references

Proverbs 18:3

Hebrews 13:13

Bible References

Ye be

For, this, is thankworthy, - If, for the sake of conscience towards God, one beareth griefs, suffering wrongfully, -

Nevertheless, even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye ! Their fear, however, do not fear, neither be troubled;

Reproached

Wherein they are taken by surprise that ye run not with them into the same overflow of riotous excess, - uttering defamation:

That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.

In that thy foes have reproached, O Yahweh, In that they have reproached the footsteps of thine Anointed One!

Hearken unto me ye who discern righteousness, The people in whose heart is my law, - Do not fear the reproach of frail men, Nor at their revilings, be dismayed;

Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:

Happy, are ye, whensoever men shall hate you, and whensoever they shall separate you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man:

The Pharisees, therefore, answered them - Surely, ye also, have not been led astray?

The Jews answered, and said unto him - Do, we, not, well, say: Thou, art, a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

And they reviled him, and said - Thou, art, the disciple, of that man; but, we, are, Moses', disciples: -

Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, and straits, in behalf of Christ; for, as soon as I am weak, then, am powerful.

Happy

How happy, are thy wives, how happy, are these thy servants, - who do stand before thee continually, who hear thy wisdom!

How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!

How happy is he that hath the GOD of Jacob as his help, whose hope, is on Yahweh his God: -

Happy the man who endureth temptation! Because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of life - which he hath promised unto them that love him.

Lo! we pronounce them happy who have endured; - Of the endurance of Job, ye have heard, and, the end of the Lord, have ye seen, - that, of much tender affection, is the Lord, and full of compassion,

On

But, the Jews, seeing, the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, - and began speaking against the things which, by Paul, were being spoken, defaming them.

But, as they began opposing and defaming, shaking out his garments, he said unto them - Your blood, be upon your own head! Pure, am, I: henceforth, unto the nations, will I go.

And, many, will follow out their wanton ways, - by reason of whom, the way of truth, will be defamed,

General references

When the lawless man cometh in, then cometh also contempt, and, with shame, reproach.

Now, therefore, let us be going forth unto him, outside the camp, his reproach bearing.