13 But rejoice (A)insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad (B)when his glory is revealed. 14 (C)If you are insulted (D)for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory[a] and of God rests upon you. 15 But (E)let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or (F)as a meddler. 16 Yet (G)if anyone suffers as a (H)Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God (I)in that name. 17 For it is time for judgment (J)to begin at the household of God; and (K)if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who (L)do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And

(M)“If the righteous is scarcely saved,
    what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power
  2. 1 Peter 4:18 Greek where will the ungodly and sinner appear?

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