1 Peter 4:16

So they went on their way from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for the Name.

and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a considerable crowd. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

“But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.”

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

Do they not blaspheme the good name by which you have been called?

by keeping your conduct excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good works, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their fear, and do not be troubled,

For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing good rather than for doing wrong.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.