1 Peter 4.16

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Church at Antioch

1 Peter 4.16

Book: 1 Peter · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"14. If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you. 15. For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:"

"16. but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name."

"17. For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God? 18. And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?" (1 Peter 4:14-18, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"14. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified. 15. For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men’s matters."

"16. But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter."

"17. For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don’t obey the Good News of God? 18. “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?”" (1 Peter 4:14-18, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"14. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 15. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters."

"16. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf."

"17. For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 18. And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?" (1 Peter 4:14-18, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"14. if ye be reproached in the name of Christ, happy [are ye], because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified; 15. for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;"

"16. and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;"

"17. because it is the time of the beginning of the judgment from the house of God, and if first from us, what the end of those disobedient to the good news of God? 18. And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner, where shall he appear?" (1 Peter 4:14-18, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Peter the Apostle (with Silvanus as scribe)
Audience: Christian believers scattered in Asia Minor
Location: composed in Rome (referred to as 'Babylon')
Time period: composed c. AD 62-64 (before Peter's martyrdom under Nero)

Theological reading

Key words

G2316 - theos, theos (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: Matthew 1.23, Matthew 3.16, Matthew 5.9.

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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