Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.
New American Standard Bible
but if anyone suffers as a
King James Version
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Holman Bible
But if anyone suffers as a “Christian,” he should not be ashamed but should glorify God in having that name.
International Standard Version
But if you suffer for being a Christian, do not feel ashamed, but glorify God with that name.
A Conservative Version
But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this regard.
American Standard Version
but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.
Amplified
but if anyone suffers [ill-treatment] as a
An Understandable Version
But if a person should have to suffer because he is a Christian, he should not be ashamed [of it], but instead, he should bring honor to God by [wearing] the name [of Christ].
Anderson New Testament
But if any one suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this account.
Bible in Basic English
But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.
Common New Testament
yet if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but under that name let him glorify God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but whoever suffers as a christian, let him not be asham'd, but rather give thanks to God upon that account.
Darby Translation
but if as a christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
However, if any one suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him even glorify God on that account.
Godbey New Testament
but if as a Christian, be not ashamed, but glorify God in this name.
Goodspeed New Testament
but if a man suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed of it, but must do honor to God through that name.
John Wesley New Testament
Yet if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Julia Smith Translation
And if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him praise God in this portion.
King James 2000
Yet if any man suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if [someone suffers] as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name.
Modern King James verseion
But if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God because of this.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If any man suffer as a Christian man, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God on his behalf.
Moffatt New Testament
but if a man suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed, he must rather glorify God for that.
Montgomery New Testament
But if any man is suffering as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him ever glorify God in this Name.
New Heart English Bible
But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.
Noyes New Testament
but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.
Sawyer New Testament
but as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, let him glorify God on this account.
The Emphasized Bible
But, if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but be glorifying God in this name.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him give glory to God on this very account.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, if a man suffers as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed of it; let him bring honour to God even though he bears that name.
Webster
Yet if any man suffereth as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Weymouth New Testament
If, however, any one suffers because he is a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God for being permitted to bear that name.
Williams New Testament
but if anyone suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed of it, but should keep on praising God for bearing this name.
World English Bible
But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
Worrell New Testament
but, if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.
Worsley New Testament
But if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God herein.
Youngs Literal Translation
and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;
Themes
not Ashamed » Not ashamed, the righteous
Topics
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 4:16
Prayers for 1 Peter 4:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker. 16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?
Cross References
Acts 5:41
So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.
Acts 26:28
Agrippa said to Paul, "In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?"
Acts 11:26
and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught a significant number of people. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
Isaiah 24:15
So in the east extol the Lord, along the seacoasts extol the fame of the Lord God of Israel.
Isaiah 50:7
But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.
Isaiah 54:4
Don't be afraid, for you will not be put to shame! Don't be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated! You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth; you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment.
Romans 5:2-5
through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God's glory.
Ephesians 3:13-15
For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
Philippians 1:20
My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
Philippians 1:29
For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,
2 Timothy 1:12
Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
Hebrews 12:2-3
keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
James 1:2-4
My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,
1 Peter 3:17-18
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil.
1 Peter 4:19
So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.