1 Peter 4:18

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Summary

1 Peter 4:18

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

If

Where

The sinner

General references

Proverbs 11:31

Matthew 24:8

Luke 23:31

Bible References

If

Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

If the righteous on earth will be repaid, {how much more} the wicked and sinner.

For look, on the city that is called {by} my name I [am] beginning to inflict harm, and you indeed, will you go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I [am] summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth," {declares} Yahweh of hosts.'

And {when the righteous turns} from his righteousness, so that he does injustice, and does all of the detestable things that the wicked do, then will he live [because of] all of his righteousness that he did? [Those things] will not be remembered because of his infidelity that he displayed, and because of his {sin that he committed}. Through them he shall die.

And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"

And unless those days had been shortened, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.

For if they do these [things] {when the wood is green}, what will happen {when it is dry}?"

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging [them] to continue in the faith and [saying], "Through many persecutions it is necessary [for] us to enter into the kingdom of God."

saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul! It is necessary [for] you to stand before Caesar, and behold, God has graciously granted you all who are sailing with you.'

Therefore, the one who thinks that he stands must watch out lest he fall.

Therefore let us fear, [while there] remains a promise of entering into his rest, that none of you appear to fall short of [it].

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."

Where

Not so the wicked. Instead, [they are] like the chaff that [the] wind scatters.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

For [while] we were still helpless, yet at the proper time Christ died for the ungodly.

and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a proclaimer of righteousness, {and seven others} [when he] brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,

But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.

to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly concerning all their ungodly deeds that they have committed in an ungodly way, and concerning all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

The sinner

Now the men of Sodom {were extremely wicked sinners against Yahweh}.

When Yahweh sent you on your way, he said to you: 'Go! You must utterly destroy the sinners, [the] Amalekites, and you must fight against them until you have destroyed them.'

Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were drawing near to hear him.

but God demonstrates his own love for us, [in] that [while] we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

General references

If the righteous on earth will be repaid, {how much more} the wicked and sinner.

But all these [things] [are] the beginning of birth pains.

For if they do these [things] {when the wood is green}, what will happen {when it is dry}?"