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 commendable, if a man for conscience toward God endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

But if you suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are you: and, Be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

Reproached

In which they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of dissipation, speaking evil of you:

That he should still live forever, and not see corruption.

With which your enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of your anointed.

Hearken unto me, you that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear you not the reproach of men, neither be you afraid of their revilings.

Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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

Then answered them the Pharisees, Are you also deceived?

Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?

Then they reviled him, and said, You are his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

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

Happy

Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and that hear your wisdom.

[A Psalm of David. A maschil.] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Happy is he that has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

Blessed is the man that endures trial: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him.

Behold, we count them happy who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate, and of tender mercy.

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 blaspheming.

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his clothes, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

And many shall follow their shameful ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

General references

When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with dishonor comes reproach.

Let us go forth therefore unto him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.