14. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you will be blessed, because that which is of the honor, glory, and power of God, and that which is of his Spirit, rests upon you.
15. But let none of you suffer for being a murderer, or a thief, or a slanderer, or one who covets what belongs to another.
16. But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, he should not be ashamed. Instead, he should glorify God in that name.
17. For it is time that judgment begin at the house of God. And if it is first from us, what shall be the end of those who do not believe the Gospel of God?
18. And if the just man will scarcely be saved, where will the impious and the sinner appear?
19. Therefore, too, let those who suffer according to the will of God commend their souls by good deeds to the faithful Creator.