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 it is thankworthy if a man, for conscience toward God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Notwithstanding, happy are ye if ye suffer for righteousness' sake. Yea, and fear not though they seem terrible unto you, neither be troubled:

Reproached

And it seemeth to them a strange thing that ye run not also with them unto the same excess of riot, and therefore speak they evil of you,

Yea, though he live long, and see not the grave.

wherewith thine have blasphemed thee, and slandered the footsteps of thine anointed.

Hearken unto me ye that know righteousness, and so let the people that have my law in their hearts. Fear not the rebukes of man neither faint for their blasphemies.

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

Blessed are ye when men hate you, and thrust you out of their company, and rail on you, and abhor your name, as an evil thing, for the son of man's sake.

Then answered them the Pharisees, "Are ye also deceived?

Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, "Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast the devil?"

Then rated they him, and said, "Thou art his disciple. We be Moses' disciples.

Therefore have I delectation in infirmities, in rebukes, in need, in persecutions, in anguish, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

Happy

Happy are thy men: and happy are these thy servants, which stand ever before thee and hear thy wisdom.

{An Instruction of David} Blessed is he, whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered.

Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, and whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Happy is the man that endureth in temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have known what end the Lord made. For the Lord is very pitiful, and merciful.

On

When the Jews saw the people, they were full of indignation and spake against those things which were spoken of Paul; speaking against it, and railing on it.

And when they said contrary, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, "Your blood upon your own heads. And from henceforth I go blameless unto the gentiles."

And many shall follow their damnable ways, by which the way of truth shall be evil spoken of;

General references

Where ungodliness is, there is also disdain; and so there followeth shame and dishonour.

Let us go forth therefore out of the tents, and suffer rebuke with him.