1. Petrov 4
1 Keď teda Kristus trpel v tele, aj vy sa vyzbrojte tým istým zmýšľaním. Lebo ten, kto trpel v tele, skoncoval s hriechom,2 aby zostávajúci čas v tele nežil ľudským žiadostivostiam, ale Božej vôli.3 Dosť bolo času, čo ste predtým strávili podľa žiadostí pohanov: žili ste vo výstrednostiach, v náruživostiach, v opilstve, v obžerstve, v pijatikách a v hanebnom modlárstve.4 Čudujú sa, že sa už s nimi nevrháte do toho istého prúdu výstredností, a rúhajú sa.5 Avšak vydajú počet tomu, ktorý je pripravený súdiť živých i mŕtvych.6 Veď preto sa evanjelium zvestovalo aj mŕtvym, aby boli odsúdení podľa ľudí v tele a žili podľa Boha v Duchu.7 Priblížil sa koniec všetkého. Preto buďte rozumní a bdejte na modlitbách.8 A predovšetkým majte vytrvalú lásku jedni k druhým, lebo láska zakrýva množstvo hriechov.9 Buďte vospolne pohostinní, bez šomrania.10 Podľa toho, kto aký dar dostal, slúžte si navzájom ako dobrí správcovia mnohotvárnej Božej milosti.11 Keď niekto hovorí, tak len ako Božie slovo; keď niekto slúži, tak len z moci, ktorú uštedruje Boh, aby bol vo všetkom oslávený Boh skrze Ježiša Krista. Jemu sláva a vláda na veky vekov. Amen.12 Milovaní, nečudujte sa, keď ste v ohni skúšok, ktoré na vás prišli, akoby sa vám prihodilo niečo nezvyčajné!13 Radujte sa, keď máte účasť na Kristových utrpeniach, aby ste sa radovali a plesali aj vtedy, keď sa zjaví jeho sláva.14 Keď vás hanobia pre Kristovo meno, ste blahoslavení, lebo Duch slávy, a Boží na vás spočíva.15 Len nech nik z vás netrpí ako vrah alebo zlodej, alebo zločinec, alebo sliedič.16 Kto však trpí ako kresťan, nech sa nehanbí, ale nech oslavuje Boha týmto menom.17 Lebo je čas, aby sa začal súd od Božieho domu. Ale ak sa začne od nás, aký bude koniec tých, čo neveria Božiemu evanjeliu?!18 „A ak sa spravodlivý ťažko zachráni, kde sa podeje bezbožný a hriešnik?“19 Preto aj tí, čo trpia podľa Božej vôle, nech dobrými skutkami odporúčajú svoje duše vernému Stvoriteľovi.
1 PETER 4
Being Faithful to God
1 Christ suffered here on earth. Now you must be ready to suffer as he did, because suffering shows that you have stopped sinning. 2 It means you have turned from your own desires and want to obey God for the rest of your life. 3 You have already lived long enough like people who don't know God. You were immoral and followed your evil desires. You went around drinking and partying and carrying on. In fact, you even worshiped disgusting idols. 4 Now your former friends wonder why you have stopped running around with them, and they curse you for it. 5 But they will have to answer to God, who judges the living and the dead.
6 The good news has even been preached to the dead, t so that after they have been judged for what they have done in this life, their spirits will live with God.
7 Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.
8 t Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.
9 Welcome people into your home and don't grumble about it.
10 Each of you has been blessed with one of God's many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well.
11 If you have the gift of speaking, preach God's message. If you have the gift of helping others, do it with the strength that God supplies. Everything should be done in a way that will bring honor to God because of Jesus Christ, who is glorious and powerful forever. Amen.Suffering for Being //a Christian
12 Dear friends, don't be surprised or shocked that you are going through testing that is like walking through fire.
13 Be glad for the chance to suffer as Christ suffered. It will prepare you for even greater happiness when he makes his glorious return.
14 Count it a blessing when you suffer for being a Christian. This shows that God's glorious Spirit is with you. 15 But you deserve to suffer if you are a murderer, a thief, a crook, or a busybody. 16 Don't be ashamed to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God that you belong to him.
17 God has already begun judging his own people. And if his judgment begins with us, imagine how terrible it will be for those who refuse to obey his message. The Scriptures say,
18 t “If good people barely escape,
what will happen to sinners
and to others
who don't respect God?”
19 If you suffer for obeying God, you must have complete faith in your faithful Creator and keep on doing right.