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1 Peter 4:15-18

Suffering Without Shame

Serving and Suffering in God’s Care · 1 Peter 4

Story guide: Visual essay interpretation. The letter distinguishes suffering as a Christian from suffering for wrongdoing.

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15For let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.

16But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

17For it is time for judgment to begin from the household of God; and if it begins first from us, what will be the outcome for those who disobey the gospel of God?

18And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?

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