Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
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Interpretation
By patience and fortitude in suffering, by dependence on the promises of God, and keeping to the word the Holy Spirit hath revealed, the Holy Spirit is glorified; but by the contempt and reproaches cast upon believers, he is evil spoken of, and is blasphemed. One would think such cautions as these were needless to Christians.
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This thought runs through 1 Peter 4:14-18.