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1 Peter 4
¹⁰ As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
¹¹ Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
¹² Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;
¹³ but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation.
¹⁴ If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
¹⁵ Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler;
¹⁶ but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name.
¹⁷ For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
¹⁸ And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?
¹⁹ Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.
1 Peter 5
¹ Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed,