If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
Ver. 14. Happy are ye] μακαριοι. See Trapp on " Mat 5:11 " See Trapp on " Mat 5:12 " The word signifies, ye are out of harm's way; out of the reach of danger.
Resteth upon you] αναπεπαυται, with great delight and content. How strangely were the holy martyrs spiritualized and elevated, carried out of themselves and beyond themselves, as were easy to instance. We read of some godly men so overwhelmed with joy, that they have cried out, Hold, Lord; stay thine hand, I can bear no more! like weak eyes that cannot bear too great a light. "The Spirit of glory and of God" is by the Syriac interpreter rendered "the glorious Spirit of God."
Resteth upon you] sc. by divine abode or dwelling, which the Hebrews call Shechinah. The heart of a believer reproached for the name of Christ is no private place; but a place where God taketh pleasure. It is the house of God; and opposite it is the gate of heaven. He seems here to allude to Isaiah 4:5 .