KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Peter 4:14
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
WEB World English Bible
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
ASV American Standard Version
If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
if ye be reproached in the name of Christ—happy are ye, because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;
Surrounding context — 1 Peter 4
11 If any man speak, [let him speak] as the oracles of God; if any man minister, [let him do it] as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
14 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.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or [as] a thief, or [as] an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
16 Yet if [any man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
17 For the time [is come] that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if [it] first [begin] at us, what shall the end [be] of them that obey not the gospel of God?
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εἰG1487 · eiifὀνειδίζεσθεG3679 · oneidizōto revileἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongὀνόματιG3686 · onomanameΧριστοῦ,G5547 · ChristosChristμακάριοι·G3107 · makariosblessedὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδόξηςG1391 · doxagloryκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodπνεῦμαG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἀναπαύεταιG373 · anapauōto give rest
Cross-references
1 Peter 3:14But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.James 1:12Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.1 Peter 3:16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.Psalm 146:5Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:2 Corinthians 12:10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.1 Peter 2:19-20For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.2 Kings 2:15And when the sons of the prophets which [were] to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.John 15:21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.Isaiah 51:7Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart [is] my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.Psalm 89:51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.2 Thessalonians 1:10-12When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.James 5:11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.Hebrews 11:26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.John 7:47-52Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?Matthew 5:16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
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