1 Peter 4:18

Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ

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? ¹⁸ "If it is hard for the righteous person to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and sinful person?" 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.

Good Man

Righteous Man

Righteous One

Proverbs 11:31

If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

Luke 23:31

And if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were particularly evil and sinful in their defiance of the LORD.

1 Samuel 15:18

The LORD sent you on a mission: "Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they're destroyed.'

Psalm 1:4-5

But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Jeremiah 25:29

Look, I'm beginning to bring disaster on the city that is called by my name, and do you actually think you will avoid punishment? You won't avoid punishment because I'm summoning the sword against all those who live in the land," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.'"

Ezekiel 18:24

But when the righteous person abandons his righteous deeds and commits evil, detestable practices, as wicked people do, he won't live, will he? None of the righteous acts that he had done will be remembered. He'll die in his treacherous unfaithfulness and sins that he had committed."

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring that surviving third through, testing them as if through fire, purifying them like silver, assaying them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, "This is my people,' and they will say, "The LORD is my God.'"

Matthew 24:22-24

If those days hadn't been limited, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be limited.

Mark 13:20-22

If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.

Luke 15:1

Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus.

Acts 14:22

strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. "We must endure many hardships," they said, "to get into the kingdom of God."

Acts 27:24

and said, "Stop being afraid, Paul! You must stand before the emperor. Indeed, God has given to you the lives of everyone who is sailing with you.'

Acts 27:31

Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men remain onboard, you cannot be saved."

Acts 27:42-44

The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming ashore and escaping,

Romans 1:18

For God's wrath is being revealed from heaven against all the ungodliness and wickedness of those who in their wickedness suppress the truth.

Romans 5:6

For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, the Messiah died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates his love for us by the fact that the Messiah died for us while we were still sinners.

1 Corinthians 10:12

Therefore, whoever thinks he is standing securely should watch out so he doesn't fall.

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore, as long as the promise of entering his rest remains valid, let us be afraid! Otherwise, some of you will fail to reach it,

Hebrews 10:38-39

but my righteous one will live by faith, and if he turns back, my soul will take no pleasure in him."

1 Peter 5:8

Be clear-minded and alert. Your opponent, the Devil, is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

2 Peter 2:5-6

and if he did not spare the ancient world but protected Noah, a righteous preacher, along with seven others when he brought the flood on the world of ungodly people;

2 Peter 3:7

Now by that same word, the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire and are being kept for the day when ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.

Jude 1:15

15He will judge all people and convict everyone of all the ungodly things that they have done in such an ungodly way, including all the harsh things that these ungodly sinners have said about him."