1 Peter 4:16-19

4:16 But if you suffer as a Christian, ¹  do not be ashamed, but glorify ²  God that you bear such a name. ³  4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house ⁴  of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate ⁵  of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God? 4:18 And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of ⁶  the ungodly and sinners? ⁷  4:19 So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good. ⁸ 

¹ tn The verb is implied by the context but not expressed; Grk “but if as a Christian.”

² tn These are third-person imperatives in Greek (“if [one of you suffers] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed…let him glorify”), but have been translated as second-person verbs since this is smoother English idiom.

³ tn Grk “in this name.”

⁴ tn Grk “to begin from the house.”

⁵ tn Or “the end.”

⁶ tn Grk “where will he appear.”

⁷ tn The personal references in v. 18 are generic singulars, but they have been changed to the plural in English to maintain consistency with the plurals of v. 17.

⁸ tn Grk “in doing good.”