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15 For let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or evildoer or as a troublemaker. 16 But if anyone suffers for following Messiah,[a] let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name. 17 For the time has come for judgment to begin with the house of God.[b] If judgment begins with us first, what will be the end for those who disobey the Good News of God?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:16 Lit. as a Christian (Grk. Christianos) or Messianic (Heb. M’shichi); cf. Acts 11:26; 26:28.
  2. 1 Peter 4:17 cf. Jer. 25:29; Ezek. 9:6; Amos 3:2.

15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.(A) 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household;(B) and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?(C)

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