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 gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy are ye! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

Reproached

in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.

Wherewith Thine enemies reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached The steps of Thine anointed.

Hearken unto Me, ye who know righteousness, A people, in whose heart is My law, Fear ye not the reproach of men, And for their reviling be not affrighted,

Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake --

The Pharisees, therefore, answered them, 'Have ye also been led astray?

The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, 'Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'

They reviled him, therefore, and said, 'Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples;

wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses -- for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;

Happy

O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!

By David. -- An Instruction. O the happiness of him whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope is on Jehovah his God,

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

lo, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

On

and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil.

and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, 'Your blood is upon your head -- I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'

and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,

General references

With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach.

now, then, may we go forth unto him without the camp, his reproach bearing;