However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear this name — the designation as 'Christian' (Christianos, only here in 1 Peter) establishes an identity constituted by Christ relationship. The exhortation not to be 'ashamed' (aischumē) but to 'glorify God' (doxazō) in bearing this name suggests that identifying openly with Christ, even in persecution, honors God.

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