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 gracious conduct, if for conscience towards God, any man undergo sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

But if ye should even suffer for righteousness, blessed are ye: be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled,

Reproached

wherein they think it a strange thing, that you are not running with them into the same gulph of profligacy, spreading every scandalous report of you:

Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall revile you, and shall cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

The Pharisees then replied to them, Are ye also deluded?

Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Do we not rightly affirm, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Happy

Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.

Behold, we esteem those blessed who patiently endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; for the Lord is full of bowels of mercy, and tenderly compassionate.

On

But the Jews seeing the multitude, were filled with envy, and opposed the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling.

But as they continued opposing and blaspheming, he shook his garments, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am pure from it: from this moment will I go to the Gentiles.

And many will go out of the way after their fatal errors; by means of whom the way of truth will be injuriously reviled.

General references

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