1 Peter 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 

Mt 23:25; Lu 15:13; Ac 13:45; Ac 18:6; Ro 13:13; 1Pe 2:12; 1Pe 3:16; 2Pe 2:12; 2Pe 2:22; Jude 1:10

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.

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

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