Verse 16.— Yet if any man suffer as a Christian. Here the difference is apparent. One who suffers for the cause of Christ should not be ashamed of his suffering, how­ever trying or ignominious it may be. He suffers unjustly. Hence he is told to give glory to God, because he is esteemed worthy to suffer in so great and noble a cause, and to bless his holy name for the strength imparted to endure the ordeal.