1 PET 4:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

UST But do not be ashamed if you suffer because you are a Christian. Instead, praise God that you have the name “Christian.”

BSB But if [you suffer] as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God [that you bear] that name.[fn]

4:16 Literally glorify God in that name; NA glorify God in this matter

MSB But if [you suffer] as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God in this matter.[fn]

4:16 NA28, MT, and TR; NA27, SBL, TH, and WH glorify God in that name or glorify God that you bear that name

BLB but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

AICNT But if anyone suffers [as][fn] a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this {name}.[fn]

4:16, as: Absent from 𝔓72.

4:16, name: Some manuscripts read “part.” BYZ TR ‖ Likely in reference to the term Christian.

OEB But, if someone suffers as a Christian, they should not be ashamed of it; they should bring honour to God even though they bear that name.

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

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

NET But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.

LSV and if as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this respect;

FBV but if it's as a Christian, then you don't need to be ashamed. Instead praise God that you're called by that name!

TCNT but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he should not be ashamed, but should glorify God in this [fn]matter.

4:16 matter ¦ name SBL TH WH

T4T But if you suffer because of being a Christian, do not be ashamed about it. Instead, praise God that you are suffering because of belonging to Christ [MTY].

LEB But if someone suffers as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name.

BBE But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.

Moff but if a man suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed, he must rather glorify God for that.

Wymth 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.

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

DRA But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.

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

Drby but if as a christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify [fn]God in this name.

4.16 Elohim

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

SLT And if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him praise God in this portion.

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

KJB-1769 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

KJB-1611 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorifie God on this behalfe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Yf any man suffer as a Christian man, let hym not be ashamed, but let him glorifie God on this behalfe.
(If any man suffer as a Christian man, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this behalf.)

Gnva But if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not bee ashamed: but let him glorifie God in this behalfe.
(But if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God in this behalf.)

Cvdl Yf eny man suffre as a Christen man, let him not be ashamed, but let him prayse God on this behalfe.
(If any man suffer as a Christn man, let him not be ashamed, but let him praise God on this behalf.)

TNT Yf eny man suffre as a Christe man let him not be ashamed: but let him glorifie god on his behalfe.
(If any man suffer as a Christ man let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify god on his behalf.)

Wycl but if as a cristen man, schame he not, but glorifie he God in this name.
(but if as a Christian man, shame he not, but glorify he God in this name.)

Luth Leidet er aber als ein Christ, so schäme er sich nicht; er ehre aber GOtt in solchem Fall.
(Leidet he but as a Christ, so shame he itself/yourself/themselves not; he honour(v) but God in such Fall.)

ClVg Si autem ut christianus, non erubescat: glorificet autem Deum in isto nomine:
(When/But_if however as anointed_oneanus, not/no erubescat: glorificet however God in/into/on to_this by_name:)

UGNT εἰ δὲ ὡς Χριστιανός, μὴ αἰσχυνέσθω, δοξαζέτω δὲ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ.
(ei de hōs Ⱪristianos, maʸ aisⱪunesthō, doxazetō de ton Theon en tōi onomati toutōi.)

SBL-GNT εἰ δὲ ὡς Χριστιανός, μὴ αἰσχυνέσθω, δοξαζέτω δὲ τὸν θεὸν ἐν τῷ ⸀ὀνόματι τούτῳ.
(ei de hōs Ⱪristianos, maʸ aisⱪunesthō, doxazetō de ton theon en tōi ⸀onomati toutōi.)

RP-GNT εἰ δὲ ὡς Χριστιανός, μὴ αἰσχυνέσθω, δοξαζέτω δὲ τὸν θεὸν ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ.
(ei de hōs Ⱪristianos, maʸ aisⱪunesthō, doxazetō de ton theon en tōi merei toutōi.)

TC-GNT εἰ δὲ ὡς Χριστιανός, μὴ αἰσχυνέσθω, δοξαζέτω δὲ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῷ [fn]μέρει τούτῳ.
(ei de hōs Ⱪristianos, maʸ aisⱪunesthō, doxazetō de ton Theon en tōi merei toutōi.)

4:16 μερει ¦ ονοματι ꜱʙʟ ᴛʜ ᴡʜ

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:12–19: Suffering for being a Christian

In this section, Peter reminds his readers that as Christians they should expect to suffer because Christ also suffered. He explained that it is a blessing to be insulted for following Christ. He also reminded them that a time of judgment was coming. Some other headings for this section include:

Suffering as Christ suffered

Your attitude when you suffer

4:16a–b

If a believer suffers because of his faith, he should not be ashamed but make sure that his behavior as a follower of Christ brings honor to God.

4:16a

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed,

But if you receive pain/punishment because you are a Christian, do not feel shame.
But if they punish you because you are a follower/disciple of Christ, you should not be ashamed.

But: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as But introduces a contrast between suffering for doing something bad in 4:15 and suffering for being a Christian. Introduce this contrast in a way that is natural for your language.

if you suffer as a Christian: The phrase if you suffer as a Christian means “if you are punished for being a Christian” or “if you have to endure suffering because you are a Christian.”

as a Christian: People started called the believers Christians because they were followers of Christ (see Acts 11:26).

do not be ashamed: In some languages it may be natural to say of what the believers should not be ashamed. For example:

do not be ashamed of it/that

do not feel disgrace that you received such punishment

4:16b

but glorify God that you bear that name.

Instead, praise God that you are called a Christian.
But rather, give God praise/glory that people call you a follower of Christ.

but: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as but introduces what the believers should do instead of feeling ashamed. Another way to translate this is:

instead

glorify God that you bear that name: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as glorify God that you bear that name is literally “glorify God by this name.”

glorify: The Greek word that the BSB translates as glorify, that is, “give honor to,” means to bring God glory by the way you live, as in John 21:19 and 1 Corinthians. 6:20.

bear that name: the phrase bear that name refers to being called a “Christian” in 4:16a.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! (NLT)

thank God that you bear Christ’s name. (GNT)

Praise God that you belong to him. (CEV)

A literal translation may give the wrong meaning that the believers were calling themselves “Christ.” They were called “Christ-followers” or “Christians” by others. When this term was initially used, it was said as an insult. So you may need to translate this as:

praise God that they/people call you “Christians”

Parallel 1 PET 4:16

Section 4:12–19: Suffering for being a Christian

4:16a–b

4:16a

4:16b

Parallel 1 PET 4:16