We should all have a great deal of jealousy for the Lord’s cause and the Lord’s work, but be very careful that it is not the bitter kind... in other words, we should be very sure that it is not jealousy of another, but jealousy for another, for his interests and best welfare. ” ​ — 1 Peter 4: 15.
به عبارت دیگر ،‏ باید کاملاً مطمئن باشیم که این حسادت نسبت به شخص دیگر نیست ،‏ بلکه غیرتی است که برای او نشان داده می‌شود ،‏ یعنی غیرت برای منافع و بیشترین رفاه او .‏ » —‏ ۱پطرس ۴ :‏⁠ ۱۵‏ .‏