1Pe 4:14-16 | TNotes | STEP | 4:14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed (literally you are blessed when you are reproached ): This verse reflects Jesus’ teaching in Matt 5:11-12 .

bMatt 5:11-12►

dActs 11:26►

‏ 1 Peter 4:14-16

4:14 ^a If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed (literally you are blessed when you are reproached): This verse reflects Jesus’ teaching in Matt 5:11-12 ^b.
4:16 ^c Although evidence is very fragmentary, it is likely that the label Christian (cp. Acts 11:26 ^d) was originally a convenient way of summarizing the alleged superstitious practices and immoral character attributed to Jesus’ followers.