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<a href="/nasb_/1_peter/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you; <a href="/nasb/1_peter/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; <a href="/nasb77/1_peter/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; <a href="/lsb/1_peter/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you. <a href="/amp/1_peter/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test you [that is, to test the quality of your faith], as though something strange or unusual were happening to you. <a href="/csb/1_peter/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you, as if something unusual were happening to you. <a href="/hcsb/1_peter/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Dear friends, don&#8217t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you. <a href="/asv/1_peter/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you: <a href="/cev/1_peter/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Dear friends, don't be surprised or shocked that you are going through testing that is like walking through fire. <a href="/erv/1_peter/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you: <a href="/gwt/1_peter/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Dear friends, don't be surprised by the fiery troubles that are coming in order to test you. Don't feel as though something strange is happening to you, <a href="/gnt/1_peter/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> My dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful test you are suffering, as though something unusual were happening to you. <a href="/isv/1_peter/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Dear friends, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. <a href="/msb/1_peter/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. <a href="/net/1_peter/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you. <a href="/nheb/1_peter/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Beloved, do not be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. <a href="/wbt/1_peter/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you: <a href="/wey/1_peter/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Dear friends, do not be surprised at finding that that scorching flame of persecution is raging among you to put you to the test--as though some surprising thing were accidentally happening to you. <a href="/web/1_peter/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_peter/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/blb/1_peter/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fire among you taking place for a trial to you, as if a strange thing were happening to you. <a href="/ylt/1_peter/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you, <a href="/slt/1_peter/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Dearly beloved, be not astonished at the refining of fire in you, being for trial to you, as a strange thing happening to you:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_peter/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Dearly beloved, think not strange the burning heat which is to try you, as if some new thing happened to you; <a href="/cpdv/1_peter/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Most beloved, do not choose to sojourn in the passion which is a temptation to you, as if something new might happen to you. <a href="/nabre/1_peter/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Beloved, do not be surprised that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as if something strange were happening to you. <a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> My beloved, do not think it strange at the trials that come upon you, as though some strange thing happened to you: because these things are to prove you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Beloved, do not be astonished at the temptations that will come upon you, as if something strange happened to you, for they are for your proving.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_peter/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial that has come on you to try you, as if some strange thing had happened to you. <a href="/godbey/1_peter/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, coming upon you unto your testing: as some strange thing happening to you: <a href="/haweis/1_peter/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test, as though something strange happened to you; <a href="/mace/1_peter/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> My dear brethren, don't be surpriz'd at your being brought as it were to the test of fire; as if some strange thing had happen'd to you. <a href="/wey/1_peter/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Dear friends, do not be surprised at finding that that scorching flame of persecution is raging among you to put you to the test--as though some surprising thing were accidentally happening to you. <a href="/worrell/1_peter/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Beloved, be not surprised at the fiery-test taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened to you; <a href="/worsley/1_peter/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Beloved, be not surprised at the fiery trial coming upon you, which is to try you, as if some strange thing befel you: <a href="/parallel/1_peter/4-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=820" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_peter/4.htm">Suffering as Christians</a> 11If 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. 12<a href="/greek/27.htm" title="27: Agapētoi (Adj-VMP) -- From agapao; beloved.">Beloved,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">do not</a> <a href="/greek/3579.htm" title="3579: xenizesthe (V-PMM/P-2P) -- (a) I entertain a stranger, (b) I startle, bewilder. From xenos; to be a host; by implication, be strange.">be surprised at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4451.htm" title="4451: pyrōsei (N-DFS) -- A burning, trial, fiery test. From puroo; ignition, i.e., smelting.">fiery</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/3986.htm" title="3986: peirasmon (N-AMS) -- From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity.">trial</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: ginomenē (V-PPM/P-DFS) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">that has come</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">upon</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as though</a> <a href="/greek/3581.htm" title="3581: xenou (Adj-GNS) -- Apparently a primary word; foreign; by implication, a guest or entertainer.">something strange</a> <a href="/greek/4819.htm" title="4819: symbainontos (V-PPA-GNS) -- To happen, occur, meet. From sun and the base of basis; to walk together, i.e. Concur.">were happening</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you.</a> 13But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a> Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17-18</a> And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. / I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us. <a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a> Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. <a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a> Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a> In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a> For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. <a href="/philippians/1-29.htm">Philippians 1:29</a> For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, <a href="/hebrews/12-7.htm">Hebrews 12:7-11</a> Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? / If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. / Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live? ... <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a> strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:3-4</a> so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this. / Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass. <a href="/matthew/10-22.htm">Matthew 10:22</a> You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. <a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a> I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” <a href="/2_corinthians/1-5.htm">2 Corinthians 1:5-7</a> For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. / If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience. / And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort. <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you:think.<a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">1 Peter 4:4</a> Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:<a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21</a> For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.the fiery.<a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a> That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:<a href="/daniel/11-35.htm">Daniel 11:35</a> And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a> Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.as.<a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">1 Peter 5:9</a> Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.<a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a> There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.<a href="/1_thessalonians/3-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:2-4</a> And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/20-3.htm">Accidentally</a> <a href="/james/2-16.htm">Amongst</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/james/1-5.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm">Flame</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">Happening</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">Ordeal</a> <a href="/james/5-10.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-13.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/james/1-11.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-15.htm">Surprising</a> <a href="/james/1-12.htm">Test</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">Think</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Try</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Accidentally</a> <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Amongst</a> <a href="/revelation/13-3.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-17.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/revelation/6-4.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/jude/1-16.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/revelation/1-14.htm">Flame</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/genesis/25-22.htm">Happening</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">Ordeal</a> <a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/jude/1-13.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-19.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/1_john/3-13.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-15.htm">Surprising</a> <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">Test</a> <a href="/revelation/2-2.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Think</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">Try</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 4</div>1. <a href="/1_peter/4-1.htm">He exhorts them to cease from sin and live fore God,</a> 12. <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">and comforts them against persecution.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects the familial bond within the Christian community, emphasizing love and unity. The use of "beloved" is consistent with other New Testament writings, such as in 1 <a href="/john/3-2.htm">John 3:2</a>, where believers are reminded of their identity as children of God.do not be surprised Peter advises against astonishment or shock when facing trials. This echoes Jesus' teachings in <a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a>, where He warns His followers of tribulation in the world. The early Christians were often persecuted, and Peter's words serve as a reminder that suffering for faith is to be expected.at the fiery trial The imagery of fire suggests purification and testing, akin to refining metals. This metaphor is used throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>, where God is described as a refiner's fire. The trials faced by Peter's audience, likely including persecution under Roman rule, serve to strengthen and purify their faith.that has come upon you This phrase indicates that the trials are not random but have a purpose. The passive construction suggests divine allowance, aligning with the belief that God permits trials for the growth and maturity of believers, as seen in <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>.as though something strange were happening to you Peter reassures his readers that their experiences are not unusual for Christians. This aligns with <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a>, which states that no temptation is unique to any individual. The early church faced various forms of persecution, and Peter's words provide comfort and perspective, reminding them of the shared experience of suffering for Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, is the author of this epistle. He writes to encourage and instruct believers facing persecution. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_recipients.htm">The Recipients</a> The letter is addressed to the "elect exiles" scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, regions in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). These early Christians were experiencing trials and persecution for their faith. 3. <a href="/topical/f/fiery_trial.htm">Fiery Trial</a> This term refers to the intense persecution and suffering that the early Christians were enduring. The Greek word for "fiery" (pyrosis) suggests a refining process, akin to the purification of metals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/expect_trials.htm">Expect Trials</a> As believers, we should not be surprised by trials. They are a part of the Christian journey and serve a purpose in our spiritual growth. <a href="/topical/r/refining_process.htm">Refining Process</a> Just as metals are refined by fire, our faith is purified and strengthened through trials. Embrace them as opportunities for growth. <a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a> Lean on fellow believers for support and encouragement during difficult times. The early church thrived through communal strength and shared burdens. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Keep an eternal perspective, understanding that present sufferings are temporary and lead to eternal glory. <a href="/topical/j/joy_in_suffering.htm">Joy in Suffering</a> Find joy in the midst of trials, knowing that they align us with Christ's sufferings and deepen our relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_peter_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Peter 4</a> <a href="/q/is_christian_suffering_an_excuse.htm">Isn’t the Christian view of suffering just an excuse for inaction?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'righteous_scarcely_saved'.htm">What does "righteous scarcely saved" mean in 1 Peter 4:18?</a> <a href="/q/matthew_10__overstated_tensions_or_evidence.htm">Matthew 10 – Does the chapter’s emphasis on persecution and division overstate historical tensions, or is there evidence supporting such widespread hostility toward early believers?</a> <a href="/q/nero's_historical_impact.htm">What is Nero's historical significance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12-19) EXHORTATION TO COURAGE AND STEADFASTNESS IN PERSECUTION.--All ought to be prepared for persecution. It is a blessed and glorious thing to have to bear it. A criminal's death and a Christian martyrdom are the exact opposites of each other. Vengeance is speedily coming.(12) Beloved.--See Note on <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm" title="Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;">1Peter 2:11</a>.Think it not strange.--The same word as in <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm" title="Wherein they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:">1Peter 4:4</a>. It means, literally, to feel like people in a strange country, lost and bewildered. It is. further explained by the clause "as though some strange thing were (by bad luck) happening unto you." These Hebrew Christians felt at first it was not what was to be expected, that those who attached themselves to the Messiah should have a life of sorrow and persecution in the world.The fiery trial which is to try you.--This rendering is not only slovenly, but conveys a false impression, for the fiery trial was not future, but actually present. Literally it runs, Be not bewildered at the conflagration among you taking place for a trial to you. Already, then, the Asiatic Christians are enduring a fierce persecution. The word which describes it is only found besides in <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm" title="And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall mourn her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,">Revelation 18:9</a>; <a href="/revelation/18-18.htm" title="And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like to this great city!">Revelation 18:18</a>, "burning." (Comp. <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm" title="That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found to praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:">1Peter 1:7</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Beloved, thank it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you; literally, be not astonished at the burning among you, which is coming to you for a trial, as though a strange thing were happening to you. St. Peter returns to the sufferings of his readers. The address, "beloved," as in <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a>, shows the depth of his sympathy with them. He resumes the thought of <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a>; the persecution is a burning, a fiery furnace, which is being kindled among them for a trial, to try the strength of their faith. The present participles imply that the persecution was already beginning; the word πύρωσις, a burning (see <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9, 18</a>), shows the severity. St. Peter tells them its meaning: it was to prove them; it would turn to their good. Persecution was not to be regarded as a strange thing. The Lord had foretold its coming. St. Paul, in his first visit to Asia Minor, had warned them that "we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God." (On the word ξένιζεσθαι, see note on ver. 4.) The thing was not strange; they were not to count it as strange; they must learn, so to speak, to acclimatize themselves to it; it would brace their energies and strengthen their faith. <a href="/commentaries/1_peter/4-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Beloved, Ἀγαπητοί (Agapētoi) Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_27.htm">Strong's 27: </a> From agapao; beloved. {do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. be surprised at ξενίζεσθε (xenizesthe) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3579.htm">Strong's 3579: </a> (a) I entertain a stranger, (b) I startle, bewilder. From xenos; to be a host; by implication, be strange. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. fiery πυρώσει (pyrōsei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4451.htm">Strong's 4451: </a> A burning, trial, fiery test. From puroo; ignition, i.e., smelting. trial πειρασμὸν (peirasmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3986.htm">Strong's 3986: </a> From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity. that has come γινομένῃ (ginomenē) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. upon ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. as though ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. something strange ξένου (xenou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> Apparently a primary word; foreign; by implication, a guest or entertainer. were happening συμβαίνοντος (symbainontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4819.htm">Strong's 4819: </a> To happen, occur, meet. From sun and the base of basis; to walk together, i.e. Concur. to you. ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">NT Letters: 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved don't be astonished at the fiery (1 Pet. 1P iP i Pet) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_peter/4-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Peter 4:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Peter 4:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_peter/4-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Peter 4:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Peter 4:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>