World English Bible · Under Rome
1 Peter 4
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Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in , arm yourselves also with the same ; for he who has suffered in has ceased from , that you no longer should live the rest of your time in for the lusts of men, but for the will of . For we have spent enough of our past time doing the of the , and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and idolatries. They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you. They will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and . For to this end the was preached even to , that they might be judged indeed as men in , but live as to in . But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound , self-controlled, and sober in . And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of . Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, employ it in one another, as good managers of the of in its various forms. If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of . If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which supplies, that in all things may be glorified through , to whom belong the and the and ever. . Beloved, don't be astonished at the which has come upon you to you, as though a strange thing happened to you. But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice, that at the of his you also may rejoice with exceeding joy. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are , because of and of rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a , or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men's matters. But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ; but let him in this matter. For the time has come for to begin with the household of . If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don't the of ? "If it is hard for to be , what will happen to the ungodly and the ?" Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of in doing good entrust their to him, as to a Creator.
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The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.