12. 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,
13. but be happy as you share Christ’s sufferings. Then you will also be full of joy when he appears again in his glory.
14. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed because the Spirit of glory—the Spirit of God—is resting on you.
15. If you suffer, you shouldn’t suffer for being a murderer, thief, criminal, or troublemaker.