1 Peter 4:12-19 - Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ
12 Beloved, wonder not at the fiery trial among you, which is come upon you for a trial, as if some strange thing happened to you; 13 but, seeing you partake of the sufferings of Christ, rejoice: that, also, at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice, with exceeding great joy. 14 If you be reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 15 By them, indeed, he is evil spoken of, but by you he is glorified. Wherefore, let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a malefactor, or as a meddling person. 16 However, if any one suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him even glorify God on that account. 17 Indeed, the time is come that punishment must begin at the house of God; and if it begin first at us, what the end of them who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And, if the righteous with difficulty escape, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear!
19 Wherefore, then, let those who suffer by the will of God, commit their own lives to him in well doing, as a faithful Creator.