1 Peter 3:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

And be

A reason

The hope

Hebrews 6:1

With

1 Peter 3:2

2 Timothy 2:25

General references

Proverbs 26:16

Bible References

And be

So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.

Then Jeremiah said to all the rulers and to all the people, The Lord has sent me as his prophet to say against this house and against this town all the words which have come to your ears.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question.

Then Amos in answer said to Amaziah, I am no prophet, or one of the sons of the prophets; I am a herdman and one who takes care of sycamore-trees:

And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.

My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.

Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

A reason

Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.

Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?

Put forward your cause, says the Lord; let your strong argument come out, says the King of Jacob.

And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

The hope

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,

In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.

For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

With

When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

General references

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.