1 Peter 4:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.”
1 Peter 4:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 4:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 4:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.”
1 Peter 4:16 — World English Bible
1 Peter 4:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.”
1 Peter 4:16 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 4:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;”
1 Peter 4:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 4:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but if as a christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name.”
1 Peter 4:16 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 4:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not bee ashamed: but let him glorifie God in this behalfe.”
1 Peter 4:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 4:16 in Context — 1 Peter 4
14 Si vous êtes outragés pour le nom de Christ, vous êtes heureux, parce que l’Esprit de gloire, l’Esprit de Dieu, repose sur vous.
15 Que nul de vous, en effet, ne souffre comme meurtrier, ou voleur, ou malfaiteur, ou comme s’ingérant dans les affaires d’autrui.
16 Mais si quelqu’un souffre comme chrétien, qu’il n’en ait point honte, et que plutôt il glorifie Dieu à cause de ce nom.
17 Car c’est le moment où le jugement va commencer par la maison de Dieu. Or, si c’est par nous qu’il commence, quelle sera la fin de ceux qui n’obéissent pas à l’Évangile de Dieu?
18 Et si le juste se sauve avec peine, que deviendront l’impie et le pécheur?
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What Does 1 Peter 4:16 Mean?
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