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16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God because of it. 17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God, and if it begins first with us, what shall the end be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And

“If the righteous one is scarcely saved,
    where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”[a]

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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,

“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,
    what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:18 Prov. 11:31 (see Septuagint)