1 Peter 4

1 Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same mind, because he who suffered in the flesh has finished [with] sin,

Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.

2 no longer in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;

Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

3 for the time has sufficiently passed to have carried out the will of the nations, having walked in licentiousness, lusts, excesses of wines, revelings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,

For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.

4 in which they think it strange—your not running with them to the same excess of wastefulness, slandering [you]—

Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.

5 who will give an account to Him who is ready to judge [the] living and [the] dead,

But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

6 for this also was good news proclaimed to dead men, that they may be judged, indeed, according to men in the flesh, but may live according to God in the Spirit.

That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

7 Now the end of all things has come near; be sober-minded, then, and be sober in [your] prayers.

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

8 Before all things, having earnest love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins;

Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

9 [be] hospitable to one another, without murmuring;

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

10 each [one], according as he received a gift, ministering it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

11 if anyone speaks, [speak] as oracles of God; if anyone ministers, [minister] as of the strength which God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power through the ages of the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)

If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

12 Beloved, do not think it strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

13 but according as you have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice, that you may also rejoice in the revelation of His glory—exulting;

But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

14 if you are reproached in the Name of Christ—[you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you; in regard, indeed, to them, is evil spoken of Him, and in regard to you, He is glorified;

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

15 for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or as a meddler into other men’s matters;

Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

16 and if as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this respect;

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

17 because it is the time of the judgment to have begun from the house of God, and if first from us, what [is] the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?

For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

18 And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and sinner appear?

And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

19 So that those also suffering according to the will of God, as to a steadfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in doing good.

So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.