004:014 You are to be envied, if you are being reproached for bearing
the name of Christ; for in that case the Spirit of glory—
even the Spirit of God—is resting upon you.
004:015 But let not one of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.
004:016 If, however, any one suffers because he is a Christian,
let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God for being
permitted to bear that name.
004:017 For the time has come for judgement to begin, and to begin
at the house of God; and if it begins with us, what will be
the end of those who reject God's Good News?
004:018 And if it is difficult even for a righteous man to be saved, what will become of irreligious men and sinners?
004:019 Therefore also, let those who are suffering in accordance
with the will of God entrust their souls in well-doing
to a faithful Creator.
005:001 So I exhort the Elders among you—I who am their fellow Elder
and have been an eye-witness of the sufferings of the Christ,
and am also a sharer in the glory which is soon to be revealed.
005:002 Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;
005:003 not lording it over your Churches but proving yourselves
patterns for the flock to imitate.
005:004 And then, when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive
the never-withering wreath of glory.