Anf-03 v.x.xii Pg 3
1 Pet. ii. 20.
And again: “Beloved, be not alarmed by the fiery trial which is taking place among you, as though some strange thing happened unto you. For, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, do ye rejoice; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; because glory and the Spirit of God rest upon you: if only none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters; yet (if any man suffer) as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this behalf.”8294 8294 1 Pet. iv. 12.
John, in fact, exhorts us to lay down our lives even for our brethren,8295 8295
Anf-02 vi.iv.ix Pg 55.2
Anf-02 vi.iv.ix Pg 57.1
Anf-01 iv.ii.viii Pg 5
Comp. Acts v. 41; 1 Pet. iv. 16.
