¹³Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ,^b so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.^c ¹⁴If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ,^d you are blessed, because the Spirit^e of glory and of God^D rests on you. ¹⁵Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.^E ¹⁶But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in having that name.^F

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Footnotes

DOr God’s glorious Spirit
EOr as one who defrauds others
FOther read in that case

Cross references

b Gl 5:24; Php 3:10
c 1Co 1:7; Eph 1:17; 2Th 1:7; 1Pt 1:7,13
d Ps 89:50–51; Ac 5:41; 1Pt 2:20
e Ac 4:33; Rv 3:22

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

NLTNew Living Translation

Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.

If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But to the degree that you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice and be glad. If you are reviled on account of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. By all means do not let anyone of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. But if someone suffers as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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