1 Peter 4:12-19

Goodspeed(i) 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised that a test of fire is being applied to you, as though a strange thing were happening to you, 13 but be glad that you are in a measure sharing the sufferings of the Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may be triumphantly happy. 14 If you are being abused for the sake of Christ, you are blessed, because the glorious Spirit of God is resting upon you. 15 For no one of you must suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or revolutionist, 16 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. 17 For the time has come for the judgment to begin with the household of God, and if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who refuse God's good news? 18 If it is hard for the upright man to be saved, what will become of the godless and sinful? 19 Therefore, those who suffer by the will of God must intrust their souls to a Creator who is faithful, and continue to do what is right.