I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revela
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed fro
He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might