1 Peter 4:12-14

4:12 Dear friends, do not be astonished ¹  that a trial by fire is occurring among you, ²  as though something strange were happening to you. 4:13 But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed ³  you may also rejoice and be glad. ⁴  4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, ⁵  who is the Spirit of God, ⁶  rests ⁷  on you.

[4:12]  ¹ tn Or “do not be surprised, taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:4.

[4:12]  ² tn Grk “at the burning among you, occurring to you for testing.”

[4:13]  ³ tn Grk “in the revelation of his glory.”

[4:13]  ⁴ tn The verb “be glad” is used also in 1:6 and 1:8. The verbs of v. 13b are used together in Matt 5:12 and Rev 19:7.

[4:14]  ⁵ tc Many mss, some of them important and early ([א] A P 33 81 323 945 1241 1739 pm bo), add καὶ δυνάμεως (kai dunamew"; “and of power”) here. The shorter reading is supported by Ì⁷² B K L Ψ 049 pm). Although the evidence is evenly divided, the longer reading looks to be an explanatory or liturgical expansion on the text and for this reason should be considered secondary.

[4:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “the Spirit of glory and of God.”

[4:14]  ⁷ sn A quotation taken from Isa 11:2.