16 But if someone suffers as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name. 17 For it is the time for the judgment to begin out from the household of God. But if it begins out from us first, what will be the outcome for those who are disobedient to the gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous are saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner[a]?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:18 Literally “the ungodly and sinner where will he appear”
  2. 1 Peter 4:18 This verse contains a quotation from Prov 11:31