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Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men"s matters.

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.

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ"s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.