Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
But if you suffer for being a Christian, do not feel ashamed, but glorify God with that name.
New American Standard Bible
but if anyone suffers as a
King James Version
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Holman Bible
But if anyone suffers as a “Christian,” he should not be ashamed but should glorify God in having that name.
A Conservative Version
But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this regard.
American Standard Version
but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.
Amplified
but if anyone suffers [ill-treatment] as a
An Understandable Version
But if a person should have to suffer because he is a Christian, he should not be ashamed [of it], but instead, he should bring honor to God by [wearing] the name [of Christ].
Anderson New Testament
But if any one suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this account.
Bible in Basic English
But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.
Common New Testament
yet if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but under that name let him glorify God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but whoever suffers as a christian, let him not be asham'd, but rather give thanks to God upon that account.
Darby Translation
but if as a christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
However, if any one suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him even glorify God on that account.
Godbey New Testament
but if as a Christian, be not ashamed, but glorify God in this name.
Goodspeed New Testament
but if a man suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed of it, but must do honor to God through that name.
John Wesley New Testament
Yet if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Julia Smith Translation
And if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him praise God in this portion.
King James 2000
Yet if any man suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if [someone suffers] as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name.
Modern King James verseion
But if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God because of this.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If any man suffer as a Christian man, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God on his behalf.
Moffatt New Testament
but if a man suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed, he must rather glorify God for that.
Montgomery New Testament
But if any man is suffering as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him ever glorify God in this Name.
NET Bible
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.
New Heart English Bible
But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.
Noyes New Testament
but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.
Sawyer New Testament
but as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, let him glorify God on this account.
The Emphasized Bible
But, if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but be glorifying God in this name.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him give glory to God on this very account.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, if a man suffers as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed of it; let him bring honour to God even though he bears that name.
Webster
Yet if any man suffereth as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Weymouth New Testament
If, however, any one suffers because he is a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God for being permitted to bear that name.
Williams New Testament
but if anyone suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed of it, but should keep on praising God for bearing this name.
World English Bible
But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
Worrell New Testament
but, if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.
Worsley New Testament
But if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God herein.
Youngs Literal Translation
and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;
Themes
not Ashamed » Not ashamed, the righteous
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 4:16
Images 1 Peter 4:16
Prayers for 1 Peter 4:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ
15 Of course, none of you should suffer for being a murderer, thief, criminal, or troublemaker. 16 But if you suffer for being a Christian, do not feel ashamed, but glorify God with that name. 17 For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. And if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who refuse to obey the gospel of God?
Cross References
Acts 5:41
They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.
Acts 26:28
Agrippa asked Paul, "Can you so quickly persuade me to become a Christian?"
Acts 11:26
When he found him, he brought him to Antioch, and for a whole year they were guests of the church and taught many people. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
Isaiah 24:15
Therefore, you in the east, give glory to the LORD! You in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the LORD God of Israel!
Isaiah 50:7
For the Lord GOD helps me, so I won't be disgraced. Therefore I've made my face like flint, and I know that I won't be put to shame."
Isaiah 54:4
"Don't be afraid, because you won't be ashamed; don't fear shame, for you won't be humiliated because you will forget the disgrace of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
Romans 5:2-5
Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace by which we have been established, and we boast because of our hope in God's glory.
Ephesians 3:13-15
So then, I ask you not to become discouraged because of my troubles on your behalf, which work toward your glory.
Philippians 1:20
I rejoice because I eagerly expect and hope that I will have nothing to be ashamed of, because through my boldness the Messiah will be exalted through me, now as always, whether I live or die.
Philippians 1:29
For you have been given the privilege for the Messiah's sake not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.
2 Timothy 1:12
That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I'm convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me until the day that he comes.
Hebrews 12:2-3
fixing our attention on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of the faith, who, in view of the joy set before him, endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials,
1 Peter 3:17-18
After all, if it is the will of God, it is better to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong.
1 Peter 4:19
So then, those who suffer according to God's will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do what is good.