1Pet.4.14

1 Peter 4:14

KJV Holy Spirit

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.

Suffering as Christians

Cross References

Isaiah 25:8

KJV Jesus

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

Praise to the Victorious God

Matthew 5:11

KJV Jesus

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

The Beatitudes

The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

Luke 6:22

KJV Jesus

Blessed 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.

The Beatitudes

John 15:21

KJV Jesus

But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

The Hatred of the World

Acts 5:41

KJV

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Gamaliel’s Advice

Acts 28:22

KJV

But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

Paul Preaches at Rome

Paul Arrives at Rome

2 Corinthians 4:10

KJV

Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

Paul’s Apostolic Ministry

2 Corinthians 4:16

KJV

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

Paul’s Apostolic Ministry

Hebrews 11:26

KJV

Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

The Faith of Moses

The Triumphs of Faith

James 1:12

KJV

Blessed 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.

Rejoicing in Trials

Testing Your Faith

1 Peter 4:16

KJV

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.