I Peter 4:13
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But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
Commentaries
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inasmuch as--The oldest manuscripts read, "in proportion as"; "in as far as" ye by suffering are partakers of Christ's sufferings, that is, by faith enter into realizing fellowship with them; willingly for His sake suffering as He suffered. with exceeding joy--Greek, "exulting joy"; now ye rejoice amidst sufferings; then ye shall EXULT, for ever free from sufferings (Pe1 1:6, Pe1 1:8). If we will not bear suffering for Christ now, we must bear eternal sufferings hereafter.
Open source ↗The work of a Christian is twofold - doing the will of God and suffering his pleasure. This chapter directs us in both. The duties we are here exhorted to employ ourselves in are the mortification of sin, living to God, sobriety, prayer, charity, hospitality, and the best improvement of our talents, which the apostle presses upon Christians from the consideration of the time they have lost in their sins, and the approaching end of all things (Pe1 4:1-11). The directions for sufferings are that we should not be surprised at them, but rejoice in them, only take care not to suffer as evil-doers. He intimates that their trials were near at hand, that their souls were in danger as well as their bodies, and that the best way to preserve their souls is to commit them to God in well-doing.
Open source ↗4:13 Christians are called to suffer with Christ in order to be glorified with him (see also Rom 8:17).
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And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.