1 Christ|strong="G5547" suffered|strong="G3958" while|strong="G0846" he|strong="G2532" was|strong="G3588" in|strong="G2532" his|strong="G0846" body|strong="G4561". So|strong="G3767" you|strong="G5210" should|strong="G2532" strengthen yourselves|strong="G0846" with|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" same|strong="G0846" kind of|strong="G4561" thinking Christ|strong="G5547" had|strong="G3748". The|strong="G3588" one|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" accepts suffering|strong="G3958" in|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3588" life|strong="G4561" has|strong="G5547" clearly decided to|strong="G2532" stop|strong="G3973" sinning.
2 Strengthen yourselves|strong="G1722" so|strong="G1519" that|strong="G2316" you|strong="G1722" will|strong="G2307" live|strong="G0980" your|strong="G1722" lives here|strong="G1519" on|strong="G1722" earth|strong="G4561" doing what|strong="G3588" God|strong="G2316" wants|strong="G2307", not|strong="G3371" the|strong="G3588" evil things|strong="G3588" that|strong="G2316" people|strong="G0444" want|strong="G2307" to|strong="G1519" do.
3 In|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" past|strong="G3928" you|strong="G1722" wasted too|strong="G2532" much time|strong="G5550" doing|strong="G2716" what|strong="G3588" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" don’t know God like to|strong="G2532" do|strong="G2532". You|strong="G1722" were|strong="G3588" living immoral lives, doing|strong="G2716" the|strong="G3588" evil things|strong="G3588" you|strong="G1722" wanted to|strong="G2532" do|strong="G2532". You|strong="G1722" were|strong="G3588" always getting drunk, having wild drinking|strong="G4224" parties|strong="G4224", and|strong="G2532" doing|strong="G2716" shameful things|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G2532" worship of|strong="G1722" idols.
4 Now|strong="G1722" those|strong="G3588" “friends” think it|strong="G0846" is|strong="G3739" strange|strong="G3579" that|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" no|strong="G3361" longer|strong="G3361" join them|strong="G0846" in|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" wild and|strong="G0846" wasteful things|strong="G3739" they|strong="G0846" do|strong="G3361". And|strong="G0846" so|strong="G1519" they|strong="G0846" say bad things|strong="G3739" about|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210".
5 But|strong="G2532" they|strong="G3739" will|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2192" to|strong="G2532" face God to|strong="G2532" explain what|strong="G3739" they|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2192" done. He|strong="G2532" is|strong="G3739" the|strong="G3588" one|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" will|strong="G3739" soon judge|strong="G2919" everyone|strong="G3739"—those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3739" are|strong="G3739" still living|strong="G2198" and|strong="G2532" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2192" died.
6 Some|strong="G3303" were|strong="G3778" told the|strong="G2532" Good|strong="G2097" News|strong="G2097" before|strong="G1519" they|strong="G2532" died. They|strong="G2532" were|strong="G3778" criticized by|strong="G2596" others|strong="G0444" in|strong="G1519" their|strong="G2532" life|strong="G2198" here|strong="G1519" on|strong="G1519" earth|strong="G4561". But|strong="G1161" it|strong="G1161" was|strong="G0444" God’s|strong="G2316" plan that|strong="G2443" they|strong="G2532" hear the|strong="G2532" Good|strong="G2097" News|strong="G2097" so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" they|strong="G2532" could have|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" new life|strong="G2198" through|strong="G2596" the|strong="G2532" Spirit|strong="G4151".
7 The|strong="G3956" time is|strong="G3588" near|strong="G1448" when|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" things|strong="G3956" will|strong="G3956" end|strong="G5056". So|strong="G3767" keep|strong="G3525" your|strong="G3956" minds clear, and|strong="G2532" control yourselves. This|strong="G3588" will|strong="G3956" help you|strong="G3956" in|strong="G1519" your|strong="G3956" prayers|strong="G4335".
8 Most important of|strong="G0026" all|strong="G3956", love|strong="G0026" each|strong="G1438" other|strong="G1438" deeply, because|strong="G3754" love|strong="G0026" makes you|strong="G3754" willing to|strong="G1519" forgive many sins|strong="G0266".
9 Open your homes to|strong="G1519" each|strong="G0240" other|strong="G0240" and|strong="G0240" share your food without|strong="G0427" complaining|strong="G1112".
10 God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2316" shown you|strong="G1438" his|strong="G0846" grace|strong="G5485" in|strong="G1519" many different ways. So|strong="G1519" be|strong="G2316" good|strong="G2570" servants and|strong="G2316" use whatever gift|strong="G5486" he|strong="G0846" has|strong="G2316" given|strong="G1247" you|strong="G1438" in|strong="G1519" a|strong="G5613" way|strong="G5613" that|strong="G0846" will|strong="G2316" best serve|strong="G1247" each|strong="G1538" other|strong="G1438".
11 If|strong="G1487" your|strong="G1392" gift is|strong="G1510" speaking|strong="G2980", your|strong="G1392" words|strong="G3051" should|strong="G5100" be|strong="G1510" like|strong="G5613" words|strong="G3051" from|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316". If|strong="G1487" your|strong="G1392" gift is|strong="G1510" serving|strong="G1247", you|strong="G3739" should|strong="G5100" serve|strong="G1247" with|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" strength|strong="G2479" that|strong="G3739" God|strong="G2316" gives|strong="G1223". Then|strong="G2532" it|strong="G1223" is|strong="G1510" God|strong="G2316" who|strong="G3739" will|strong="G2316" be|strong="G1510" praised|strong="G1392" in|strong="G1722" everything|strong="G3956" through|strong="G1223" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". Power|strong="G2904" and|strong="G2532" glory|strong="G1391" belong|strong="G1510" to|strong="G1519" him|strong="G3739" forever|strong="G0165" and|strong="G2532" ever|strong="G0165". Amen|strong="G0281".
12 My|strong="G1722" friends, don’t|strong="G3361" be|strong="G1096" surprised|strong="G3579" at|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" painful|strong="G1722" things|strong="G3588" that|strong="G1096" you|strong="G5210" are|strong="G3588" now|strong="G1096" suffering|strong="G1722", which|strong="G3588" are|strong="G3588" testing|strong="G3986" your|strong="G1722" faith. Don’t|strong="G3361" think that|strong="G1096" something strange|strong="G3581" is|strong="G3588" happening|strong="G1096" to|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210".
13 But|strong="G0235" you|strong="G1722" should|strong="G2443" be|strong="G2532" happy that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G1722" are|strong="G3588" sharing in|strong="G1722" Christ’s|strong="G5547" sufferings|strong="G3804". You|strong="G1722" will|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" happy and|strong="G2532" full of|strong="G1391" joy|strong="G5463" when|strong="G2532" Christ|strong="G5547" shows his|strong="G0846" glory|strong="G1391".
14 When|strong="G2532" people|strong="G3588" say bad things|strong="G3588" to|strong="G1909" you|strong="G5210" because|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" follow Christ|strong="G5547", consider it|strong="G2532" a|strong="G1487" blessing. When|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3754" happens, it|strong="G2532" shows that|strong="G3754" God’s|strong="G2316" Spirit|strong="G4151", the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G4151" glory|strong="G1391", is|strong="G2316" with|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210".
15 You|strong="G5210" may|strong="G5100" suffer|strong="G3958", but|strong="G1063" don’t|strong="G3361" let|strong="G2228" it be|strong="G5100" because|strong="G1063" you|strong="G5210" murder, steal, make|strong="G3361" trouble, or|strong="G2228" try to|strong="G5100" control other|strong="G2228" people’s lives.
16 But|strong="G1161" if|strong="G1487" you|strong="G1487" suffer because|strong="G1722" you|strong="G1487" are|strong="G3778" a|strong="G5613" “Christ-follower,” don’t|strong="G3361" be|strong="G2316" ashamed|strong="G0153". You|strong="G1487" should|strong="G2316" praise|strong="G1392" God|strong="G2316" for|strong="G1722" that|strong="G3778" name|strong="G3686".
17 It|strong="G1161" is|strong="G2316" time|strong="G2540" for|strong="G3754" judging to|strong="G0757" begin|strong="G0757". That|strong="G3754" judging will|strong="G2316" begin|strong="G0757" with|strong="G2316" God’s|strong="G2316" family|strong="G3624". If|strong="G1487" it|strong="G1161" begins|strong="G0757" with|strong="G2316" us, then|strong="G1161" what|strong="G5101" will|strong="G2316" happen to|strong="G0757" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" don’t accept the|strong="G3588" Good|strong="G2098" News|strong="G2098" of|strong="G0575" God|strong="G2316"?
18 “If|strong="G1487" it|strong="G2532" is|strong="G3588" hard for|strong="G2532" even|strong="G2532" a|strong="G1487" good person|strong="G1342" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" saved|strong="G4982",
19 So|strong="G2532" if|strong="G2532" God|strong="G2316" wants|strong="G2307" you|strong="G1722" to|strong="G2596" suffer|strong="G3958", you|strong="G1722" should|strong="G2316" trust your|strong="G2532" lives|strong="G5590" to|strong="G2596" him|strong="G0846". He|strong="G2532" is|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" one|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" made you|strong="G1722", and|strong="G2532" you|strong="G1722" can trust him|strong="G0846". So|strong="G2532" continue|strong="G2532" to|strong="G2596" do|strong="G2532" good.