12Beloved, don`t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.
13But because you are partakers of Christ`s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also you may rejoice with exceeding joy.
14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
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 one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
17For the time [has come] for judgment to begin at the house of God. If it begins first at us, what will happen to those who don`t obey the gospel of God?
18"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?"
