14在十三节彼得继续说，“倒要照着你们有分于基督苦难的多少而欢乐，使你们在祂荣耀显现的时候，也可以喜乐欢腾。”虽然逼迫是一种试炼，借着焚烧而炼净我们，但至终彼得说，借着经历这样火炼的试验，我们就有分于基督的苦难。……因为我们相信基督，爱基督，活基督，背负基督的见证，在这个世代中见证祂，世界就起来反对我们。这个世代是在那恶者手下，为这缘故，不信者逼迫相信基督并见证基督的人。在神看来，这样的苦难被视为基督的苦难。例如，某位弟兄也许有机会致富；但因为他相信基督，爱基督，并跟随基督，他的事业也许亏损，他也许失去致富的机会。事实上，他甚至可能贫穷。这样的贫穷是基督的苦难。那些为基督所受的苦难，被神算为基督的苦难（彼得前书生命读经，三三六至三三七、二九七至二九九页）。
14In verse 13 Peter continues, “But inasmuch as you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice exultingly.” Although persecution is a trial that purifies us through burning, eventually Peter says that by experiencing such a fiery ordeal, we share, participate, in the sufferings of Christ…Because we believe in Christ, love Christ, live Christ, bear testimony to Christ, witnessing of Him in this age, the world rises up against us. This age is under the hand of the evil one, and for this reason unbelieving ones persecute those who believe in Christ and witness of Him. In the sight of God this kind of suffering is regarded as the sufferings of Christ. For example, a certain brother may have had the opportunity to become rich. But because he believes in Christ, loves Christ, and follows Christ, his business may suffer, and he may lose the opportunity to become wealthy. Actually, he may even be in poverty. This kind of poverty is the suffering of Christ. Those sufferings that are for Christ are counted by God as the sufferings of Christ. (Life-study of 1 Peter, pp. 278-279, 247-248)