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Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:

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but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

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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.

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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:

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but if [a man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in this name.

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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?

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

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Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.