Parallel Verses
Amplified
but if anyone suffers [ill-treatment] as a
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.
International Standard Version
But if you suffer for being a Christian, do not feel ashamed, but glorify God with 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.
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
Prayers for 1 Peter 4:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ
15
Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or a thief, or any sort of criminal [in response to persecution], or as a troublesome meddler interfering in the affairs of others;
16 but if anyone suffers [ill-treatment] as a
Cross References
Acts 5:41
So they left the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy [dignified by indignity] to suffer shame for [the sake of] His name.
Acts 26:28
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time [and with so little effort] you [almost] persuade me to become a Christian.”
Acts 11:26
and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For an entire year they met [with others] in the church and instructed large numbers; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
Isaiah 24:15
Therefore honor and glorify the Lord in the east [in the region of light],
The name of the Lord, the God of Israel [honor His name],
In the coastlands and islands of the [Mediterranean] Sea.
Isaiah 50:7
For the Lord God helps Me,
Therefore, I have not been ashamed or humiliated.
Therefore, I have made My face like flint,
And I know that I shall not be put to shame.
Isaiah 54:4
“Do not fear, for you will not be put to shame,
And do not feel humiliated or ashamed, for you will not be disgraced.
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.
Romans 5:2-5
Through Him we also have access by faith into this [remarkable state of] grace in which we [firmly and safely and securely] stand. Let us rejoice in our
Ephesians 3:13-15
So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.
Philippians 1:20
It is my own eager expectation and hope, that [looking toward the future] I will not disgrace myself nor be ashamed in anything, but that with courage and the utmost freedom of speech, even now as always, Christ will be magnified and exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Philippians 1:29
For you have been granted [the privilege] for Christ’s sake, not only to believe and confidently trust in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
2 Timothy 1:12
This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until
Hebrews 12:2-3
[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross,
James 1:2-4
Consider it nothing but joy, my
1 Peter 3:17-18
For it is better that you suffer [unjustly] for doing what is right, if that should be God’s will, than [to suffer justly] for doing wrong.
1 Peter 4:19
Therefore, those who are ill-treated and suffer in accordance with the will of God must [continue to] do right and commit their souls [for safe-keeping] to the faithful Creator.