1 Peter 4:16-18
Good News Translation
16 However, if you suffer because you are a Christian, don't be ashamed of it, but thank God that you bear Christ's name.
17 The time has come for judgment to begin, and God's own people are the first to be judged. If it starts with us, how will it end with those who do not believe the Good News from God? 18 (A)As the scripture says,
“It is difficult for good people to be saved;
what, then, will become of godless sinners?”
1 Peter 4:16-18
New International Version
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) 18 And,
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 4:18 Prov. 11:31 (see Septuagint)
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