1 Peter 4:16-18

Suffering as a Christian

¹⁶ Yet _e if anyone suffers as a _g Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God _d in that name. ¹⁷ For it is time for judgment _h to begin at the household of God; and _i if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who _j do not obey the gospel of God?

¹⁸ And
_k "If the righteous is scarcely saved,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?" ₁

1. Cross References
   1 Peter 4:15
   But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 26:28
   And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?
   
3. Cross References
   1 Peter 4:14
   If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
   
4. Cross References
   Jeremiah 25:29
   For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the Lord of hosts.
   Ezekiel 9:6
   Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary." So they began with the elders who were before the house.
   Amos 3:2
   You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
   Romans 2:9
   There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek.
   
5. Cross References
   Luke 23:31
   For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?
   
6. Cross References
   2 Thessalonians 1:8
   In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
   
7. Cross References
   Proverbs 11:31
   If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!