1 Petrus 4:4

4:4 So ¹  they are astonished ²  when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you. ³ 

1 Petrus 4:12

4:12 Dear friends, do not be astonished ⁴  that a trial by fire is occurring among you, ⁵  as though something strange were happening to you.

[4:4]  ¹ tn Grk “in/by which,” referring to the change of behavior described in v. 3. The unbelievers are astonished by the readers’ moral transformation. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:4]  ² tn Or “are surprised, are taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:12.

[4:4]  ³ tn Grk “blaspheming,” giving the result of their astonishment. Here the target of their “blasphemy/vilification” is not God but the Christian.

[4:12]  ⁴ tn Or “do not be surprised, taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:4.

[4:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “at the burning among you, occurring to you for testing.”