<vn='1'>Forasmuch <sn="3767">then</s> as <sn="5547">Christ</s> hath <sn="3958">suffered</s><sn="5228">for</s><sn="2257">us</s> in the <sn="4561">flesh</s>, <sn="3695">arm</s><sn="5210">yourselves</s><sn="2532">likewise</s> with <sn="3588">the</s><sn="846">same</s><sn="1771">mind</s>: <sn="3754">for</s> he that hath <sn="3958">suffered</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="4561">flesh</s> hath <sn="3973">ceased</s> from <sn="266">sin</s>; </v>
<vn='2'>That he no <sn="3371">longer</s> should <sn="980">live</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1954">rest</s> of his <sn="5550">time</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="4561">flesh</s> to the <sn="1939">lusts</s> of <sn="444">men</s>, <sn="235">but</s> to the <sn="2307">will</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="1063">For</s> the <sn="5550">time</s><sn="3928">past</s> of our <sn="979">life</s> may <sn="713">suffice</s><sn="2254">us</s> to have <sn="2716">wrought</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2307">will</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1484">Gentiles</s>, when we <sn="4198">walked</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="766">lasciviousness</s>, <sn="1939">lusts</s>, excess of <sn="3632">wine</s>, <sn="2970">revellings</s>, <sn="4224">banquetings</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="111">abominable</s><sn="1495">idolatries</s>: </v>
<vn='4'><sn="1722 3739">Wherein</s> they think it <sn="3579">strange</s> that <sn="5216">ye</s> run not <sn="4936 3361">with</s> them <sn="1519">to</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="846">same</s><sn="401">excess</s> of <sn="810">riot</s>, speaking evil <sn="987">of</s> you: </v>
<vn='5'><sn="3739">Who</s> shall <sn="591">give</s><sn="3056">account</s> to him that <sn="2192">is</s><sn="2093">ready</s> to <sn="2919">judge</s> the <sn="2198">quick</s><sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="3498">dead</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="1519">for</s> this <sn="5124">cause</s> was the gospel <sn="2097">preached</s><sn="2532">also</s> to them that are <sn="3498">dead</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> they might be <sn="2919">judged</s><sn="2596">according</s> to <sn="444">men</s> in the <sn="4561">flesh</s>, <sn="1161">but</s><sn="2198">live</s><sn="2596">according</s> to <sn="2316">God</s> in the <sn="4151">spirit</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5056">end</s> of all <sn="3956">things</s> is at <sn="1448">hand</s>: be ye therefore <sn="4993 3767">sober</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3525">watch</s><sn="1519">unto</s><sn="4335">prayer</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1161">And</s><sn="4253">above</s> all <sn="3956">things</s><sn="2192">have</s><sn="1618">fervent</s><sn="26">charity</s><sn="1519">among</s><sn="1438">yourselves</s>: <sn="3754">for</s><sn="26">charity</s> shall <sn="2572">cover</s> the <sn="4128">multitude</s> of <sn="266">sins</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>Use <sn="5382">hospitality</s> one to <sn="240 1519">another</s><sn="427">without</s><sn="1112">grudging</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="2531">As</s> every <sn="1538">man</s> hath <sn="2983">received</s> the <sn="5486">gift</s>, even so <sn="1247">minister</s> the <sn="846">same</s> one to <sn="1519 1438">another</s>, <sn="5613">as</s><sn="2570">good</s><sn="3623">stewards</s> of the <sn="4164">manifold</s><sn="5485">grace</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>If any <sn="1536">man</s><sn="2980">speak</s>, let him speak <sn="5613">as</s> the <sn="3051">oracles</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>; if any <sn="1536">man</s><sn="1247">minister</s>, let him do it <sn="5613">as</s><sn="1537">of</s> the <sn="2479">ability</s><sn="3739">which</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="5524">giveth</s>: <sn="2443">that</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="1722">in</s> all <sn="3956">things</s> may be <sn="1392">glorified</s><sn="1223">through</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, to <sn="3739">whom</s><sn="2076">be</s><sn="1391">praise</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2904">dominion</s> forever and <sn="1519 165 165">ever</s>. <sn="281">Amen</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="27">Beloved</s>, think it not <sn="3579 3361">strange</s> concerning <sn="3588">the</s> fiery <sn="4451">trial</s><sn="*1722 5213">which</s><sn="1096">is</s> to <sn="4314 3986">try</s><sn="5213">you</s>, <sn="5613">as</s> though some strange <sn="3581">thing</s><sn="4819">happened</s> unto <sn="5213">you</s>: </v>
<vn='13'><sn="235">But</s><sn="5463">rejoice</s>, inasmuch <sn="2526">as</s> ye are <sn="2841">partakers</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s> 's <sn="3804">sufferings</s>; <sn="2443">that</s>, <sn="1722">when</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="1391">glory</s> shall be <sn="602">revealed</s>, ye may be <sn="5463">glad</s><sn="2532">also</s> with exceeding <sn="21">joy</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="1487">If</s> ye be <sn="3679">reproached</s><sn="1722">for</s> the <sn="3686">name</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="3107">happy</s> are ye; <sn="3754">for</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4151">Spirit</s> of <sn="1391">glory</s><sn="2532">and</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="373">resteth</s><sn="1909">upon</s><sn="5209">you</s>: on their <sn="2596 846">part</s><sn="*3303">he</s> is evil spoken <sn="987">of</s>, <sn="1161">but</s> on your <sn="2596 5209">part</s> he is <sn="1392">glorified</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="1063">But</s> let <sn="5100 3361">none</s> of <sn="5216">you</s><sn="3958">suffer</s><sn="5613">as</s> a <sn="5406">murderer</s>, <sn="2228">or</s> as a <sn="2812">thief</s>, <sn="2228">or</s> as an <sn="2555">evildoer</s>, <sn="2228">or</s><sn="5613">as</s> a busybody in other men's <sn="244">matters</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="1161">Yet</s><sn="1487">if</s> any man suffer <sn="5613">as</s> a <sn="5546">Christian</s>, let him <sn="3361">not</s> be <sn="153">ashamed</s>; <sn="1161">but</s> let him <sn="1392">glorify</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="1722">on</s><sn="5129">this</s><sn="3313">behalf</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="3754">For</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2540">time</s> is come that <sn="2917">judgment</s> must <sn="756">begin</s><sn="575">at</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3624">house</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>: <sn="1161">and</s><sn="1487">if</s> it <sn="4412">first</s> begin <sn="575">at</s><sn="2257">us</s>, <sn="5101">what</s> shall <sn="3588">the</s><sn="5056">end</s> be of them that obey <sn="544">not</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2098">gospel</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>? </v>
<vn='18'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="1487">if</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1342">righteous</s><sn="3433">scarcely</s> be <sn="4982">saved</s>, <sn="4226">where</s> shall <sn="3588">the</s><sn="765">ungodly</s><sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="268">sinner</s><sn="5316">appear</s>? </v>
<vn='19'><sn="5620">Wherefore</s><sn="*2532">let</s> them that <sn="3958">suffer</s><sn="2596">according</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2307">will</s> of <sn="2316">God</s> commit the keeping <sn="3908">of</s><sn="1438">their</s><sn="5590">souls</s> to him <sn="1722">in</s> well <sn="16">doing</s>, <sn="5613">as</s> unto a <sn="4103">faithful</s><sn="2939">Creator</s>. </v>