Jesus pronounced happy those persecuted for his sake, and the apostle Peter said: “Go on rejoicing forasmuch as you are sharers in the sufferings of the Christ, that you may rejoice and be overjoyed also during the revelation of his glory.
عیسی کسانی را که به خاطر او شکنجه و آزار می‌شوند خوشحال اعلام کرد ،‏ و پطرس رسول چنین گفت :‏⁠ « بقدریکه شریک زحمات مسیح هستید خوشنود شوید تا در هنگام ظهور جلال وی شادی و وجد نمائید .‏