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1 Peter 4:12 — Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to…
“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:”
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The verses around 1 Peter 4:12.
10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
Verse explanation
Calling whoever suffers persecution for the faith a “partaker of Christ’s sufferings” is a way of giving meaning to suffering, tying it directly to Jesus’ own experience, instead of treating it as something pointless or random.
From the 1 Peter 4 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Peter 4:12 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Amados, não estranheis o ardor que vos sobrevem para vos tentar, como se coisa estranha vos acontecesse;
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Amados, não estranheis o fogo ardente que vem sobre vós para vos provar, como se algo estranho estivesse vos acontecendo.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Amigos míos, no se sorprendan ante las “pruebas de fuego” que están experimentando, como si estas fueran algo inesperado.
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In other languages: Português (1 Pedro 4:12) · Español (1 Pedro 4:12)
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