1 Peter 4:12-19 - Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ
12 Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test, as though something strange happened to you; 13 but as ye share in the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory also ye may hail him with exultations. 14 If ye suffer reproach for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: by them indeed he is blasphemed, but by you he is glorified. 15 Let no one of you then suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or a meddler in other persons' business. 16 But if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him give glory to God on this very account. 17 For now is the time when judgment is commencing at the house of God; and if it begin with us, what will be the end of those who obey not the gospel of God?
18 And if the righteous man is hardly saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19 Wherefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to him in well-doing as to the faithful Creator.