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 a grace, if for conscience toward God anyone endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

But if you also suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. And do not fear their fear, nor be troubled,

Reproached

In these things they are surprised, that you are not running with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.

yea, he shall yet live forever; he shall never see corruption.

with which Your enemies have cursed, O Jehovah; with which they have cursed the footsteps of Your anointed.

Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My Law; do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their revilings.

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

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall cut you off, and when they shall reproach you and shall cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

Then the Pharisees answered them, Also, have you not been deceived?

Then the Jews answered and said to Him, Do we not say 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 am pleased in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am powerful.

Happy

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

A Psalm of David. A Contemplation. Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose help is in Jehovah his God,

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, because having been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Behold, we count blessed those who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is full of pity and of tender mercy.

On

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

And they resisting and blaspheming, shaking his garment, he said to them, Your blood is on your own heads. I am pure from it. From now on I will go to the nations.

And many will follow their pernicious ways, and because of them the way of truth will be evil spoken of.

General references

When the wicked comes, scorn also comes, and with shame comes reproach.

Therefore let us go forth to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.