1 Peter 4:12-19 - Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ
12 Beloved, wonder not at the burning which is among you, which is for your trial, as if some strange thing befell you: But as ye partake of the sufferings of Christ, 13 rejoice, that when his glory shall be revealed, ye may likewise rejoice with exceeding great joy. 14 If ye are 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. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other mens matters, 16 Yet if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. 17 For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: but if it begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19 Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator.