If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
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Gill's Exposition
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ,.... For being called by his name; for bearing the name of Christians; for believing in him, and professing him; and for the sake of his Gospel, which is…
Barnes' Notes
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye - That is, in his cause, or on his account. See the notes at Mat 5:11. The sense of the word “happy” here is the same as “blessed” in Mat…
Adam Clarke
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ - To be reproached for the name of Christ is to be reproached for being a Christian, that is, for being like Christ. This is the highest honor to which any…
The frequent repetition of counsel and comfort to Christians, considered as sufferers, in every chapter of this epistle, shows that the greatest danger these new converts were in arose from the…
Cambridge Bible
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ Literally, in the name of Christ. As in chap. 1Pe 3:14, "If ye suffer for righteousness" sake," we found an echo of one beatitude (Mat 5:10), so in this we…
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