1 Peter 4

^aForasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us ^ain the flesh, ^barm yourselves likewise with the same ^cmind: for ^dhe that hath suffered in the flesh ^ehath ceased from sin; ^2fthat he no longer should live ^gthe rest of his time in the flesh to ^hthe lusts of men, but to ⁱthe will of God. ³For the time past of our life ^jmay suffice us ^fkto have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in ^llasciviousness, ^mlusts, excess of wine, ⁿrevellings, banquetings, and ^oabominable ^pidolatries: ⁴wherein they ^qthink it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of ^rriot, ^sspeaking evil of you: ⁵who shall ^tgive account to him that is ready ^uto judge the quick and the dead. ⁶For for this cause was the gospel preached also ^vto them that are dead, that they might be judged ^waccording to men in the flesh, but live ^xaccording to God in the spirit.

⁷But ^ythe end of all things is at hand: ^zbe ye therefore sober, and ^awatch ^bunto prayer. ⁸And above all things ^chave ^dfervent charity among yourselves: ^efor ^fcharity shall cover the multitude of sins. ^9gUse hospitality one to another ^hwithout grudging. ¹⁰ⁱAs every man hath received the ^jgift, even so minister the same one to another, as good ^kstewards of ⁱthe manifold grace of God. ¹¹ⁱIf any man speak, let him speak as ^lthe oracles of God; if any man ^mminister, let him do it ⁿas of the ability which God giveth: that ^oGod in all things may be glorified ^pthrough Jesus Christ, ^qto whom be ^rpraise and ^rrdominion for ever and ever. Amen.

¹²Beloved, ^sthink it not strange concerning ^tthe fiery trial ^uwhich is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: ¹³but ^vrejoice, inasmuch as ^wye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, ^xwhen his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. ¹⁴If ye be ^yreproached ^zfor the name of Christ, ^yahappy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: ^bon their part ^che is evil spoken of, but on your part ^dhe is glorified. ¹⁵But ^alet none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as ^ban evildoer, or as ^ea busybody in other men’s matters. ¹⁶Yet if any man suffer as ^fa Christian, let him not be ashamed; but ^glet him glorify God ^hon this behalf. ¹⁷For the time is come that ⁱjudgment must begin at ^kthe house of God: and ^lif it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that ^mobey not the gospel of God? ¹⁸And ⁿif the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall ^othe ungodly and ^othe sinner appear? ¹⁹Wherefore let them that suffer according to ^pthe will of God ^qcommit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful ^rCreator.

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