But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!

若为作基督徒受苦，却不要羞耻，倒要因这名归荣耀给神。

若有人因是基督徒而受苦，不要引以为耻，倒要因这名而归荣耀给上帝。

若有人因是基督徒而受苦，不要引以为耻，倒要因这名而归荣耀给神。

若是为了做基督徒而受苦，不要觉得羞耻，要因这身份归荣耀给上帝。

如果因为作基督徒而受苦，不要以为羞耻，倒要藉着这名字荣耀神。

但如果有人因为是基督徒而受苦，他不应该感到羞耻，反要奉这名来荣耀神；

若為作基督徒受苦，卻不要羞恥，倒要因這名歸榮耀給神。

若有人因是基督徒而受苦，不要引以為恥，倒要因這名而歸榮耀給上帝。

若有人因是基督徒而受苦，不要引以為恥，倒要因這名而歸榮耀給神。

若是為了作基督徒而受苦，不要覺得羞恥，要因這身分歸榮耀給上帝。

如果因為作基督徒而受苦，不要以為羞恥，倒要藉著這名字榮耀神。

但若因做基督徒而受苦，就別慚愧了，倒要因有這名而榮耀上帝呢。

但如果有人因為是基督徒而受苦，他不應該感到羞恥，反要奉這名來榮耀神；

惟因為基督徒而受苦、則毋愧、乃緣此名歸榮上帝也、

然宗基督而受害、初無愧怍、又當歸榮上帝、

若緣為基督徒而受苦、則勿羞愧、當因此歸榮於天主、

若為服膺基督之教而受苦、則非惟不可引以為辱、且當以此名義、歸榮於天主也。

However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

But suppose you suffer for being a Christian. Then don’t be ashamed. Instead, praise God because you are known by the name of Christ.

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.

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

but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name.

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.

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

But if anyone suffers as a“ Christian,” he should not be ashamed but should glorify God in having that name.

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

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

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

Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.

For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him.

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.

So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.

That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.

So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.

For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.

In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Agrippa interrupted him.“ Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”

“ Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood.

Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame.

Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people.( It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.)

We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.