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 [finds] favor, if because of consciousness of God someone endures sorrows [while] suffering unjustly.

But even if you might suffer for the sake of righteousness, [you are] blessed. And do not be afraid of their intimidation or be disturbed,

Reproached

with respect to which they are surprised [when] you do not run with [them] into the same flood of dissipation, [and so they] revile [you].

so that he may stay alive forever [and] not see the pit.

[by] which your enemies taunt, O Yahweh, [by] which they taunt the steps of your anointed one.

Listen to me, you who know righteousness, people [who have] my teaching in their heart; you must not fear [the] reproach of men, or be terrified because of their abuse.

Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute [you] and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.

Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and revile [you] and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.

Then the Pharisees replied to them, "You have not also been deceived, [have you]?

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

They reviled him and said, "You are his disciple! But we are disciples of Moses!

Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

Happy

Happy [are] your men and happy [are] these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom.

Happy [is] he whose transgression is taken away, whose sin is covered.

Blessed [is the one] whose help [is] the God of Jacob, whose hope [is] on Yahweh [as] his God,

Blessed [is] the person who endures testing, because [when he] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he has promised to those who love him.

Behold, we consider blessed those who have endured. You have heard about the patient endurance of Job, and you saw the outcome from the Lord, that the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

On

But [when] the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul [by] reviling [him].

And [when] they resisted and reviled [him], he shook out [his] clothes [and] said to them, "Your blood [be] on your [own] heads! I [am] guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!"

And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled.

General references

With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also, and with dishonor, disgrace.

So we must go out to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.