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 an evidence of grace, if any one for conscience towards God endure griefs, suffering unjustly.

But if ye should even suffer for righteousness sake, happy are ye: and therefore be not afraid of their menaces, neither be troubled; but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:

Reproached

in which they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, and therefore speak evil of you:

Blessed are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and utter all manner of reproach against you falsly, for my sake:

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and reject you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as infamous on account of the Son of man.

The pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived?

The Jews therefore answered and said unto Him. Do we not rightly say, that thou art a Samaritan, and art possessed by a demon?

Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses: we know that God spake to Moses:

And therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, and in straits for the sake of Christ: for when I am thus weak, then am I made strong.

Happy

Happy is the man who sustaineth temptation; for being approved he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him.

Behold, we account those happy, that are patient. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

On

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, opposing and reviling him.

But as they opposed and blasphemed, he shook his garment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clear of it: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

And many will follow their pernicious tenets, on whose account the way of truth will be reproached:

General references

Let us then go out unto Him without the camp, bearing his reproach: for we have here no continuing city,