12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:
13but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ`s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.
14If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; because the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
15For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men`s matters:
16but if [a man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.
17For the time [is come] for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if [it begin] first at us, what [shall be] the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?
