Reference: Peter, First Epistle of
Easton
This epistle is addressed to "the strangers scattered abroad", i.e., to the Jews of the Dispersion (the Diaspora).
Its object is to confirm its readers in the doctrines they had been already taught. Peter has been called "the apostle of hope," because this epistle abounds with words of comfort and encouragement fitted to sustain a "lively hope." It contains about thirty-five references to the Old Testament.
It was written from Babylon, on the Euphrates, which was at this time one of the chief seats of Jewish learning, and a fitting centre for labour among the Jews. It has been noticed that in the beginning of his epistle Peter names the provinces of Asia Minor in the order in which they would naturally occur to one writing from Babylon. He counsels (1) to steadfastness and perseverance under persecution (1-2:10); (2) to the practical duties of a holy life (2:11-3:13); (3) he adduces the example of Christ and other motives to patience and holiness (3:14-4:19); and (4) concludes with counsels to pastors and people (ch. 5).
Hastings
No Epistle of the NT has caught more of the spirit of Jesus than 1Peter . Imbued with a strong love for the risen Christ, and a profound conviction of the truth of the gospel as established in the world by the life, death, and resurrection of the Messiah, the author delineates a rich Christian life on the basis of these evangelical facts.
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Blessed are the persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil against you, falsely, for my sake.
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your father in heaven.
On this account I tell you, be not anxious for your soul, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on, is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?
And Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven. And some of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoned in their minds, read more. Why does this man speak so? he blasphemes. Who can forgive sins but God alone? And Jesus immediately knowing in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, Why do you reason in your minds? in what respect is it easier to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven you, than to say, Arise, take up your bed and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has power to forgive sins on the earth, he said to the paralytic,
And he said to them, in parables, A man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. And he sent a servant to the husbandmen at the time to receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard; read more. and they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant to them, and they wounded him on the head, and treated him shamefully. And he sent another, and they killed him; and many others, and they beat some, and killed some. Having yet one beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. And seizing him, they killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and let the vineyard to others. Have you not read this Scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of a corner; this is from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes? And they sought to take him, and feared the multitude, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them. And they left him, and went away.
this man, delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have affixed to the cross, and killed by the hand of the wicked,
Being therefore exalted on the right hand of God, and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured this out which you both see and hear.
but what God had before declared by the mouth of all the prophets that his Anointed should suffer, he has so accomplished. Change your minds, therefore, and turn yourselves, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, read more. and he send to you Jesus Christ before appointed, whom heaven must receive till the times of the restoration of all things of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since the world began.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you took and hung on a cross; him has God exalted, a Prince and Saviour at his right hand, to give a change of mind to Israel and the forgiveness of sins.
and he commanded us to preach to the people and testify fully that he is appointed by God the judge of living and dead. To him all the prophets bear witness, that every one who believes in him has forgiveness of sins through his name.
as he says also in Hosea, I will call them that were not my people, my people, and her that was not beloved, beloved,
For what reason? Because they are not of faith, but as it were of works of the law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
For what reason? Because they are not of faith, but as it were of works of the law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling, as it is written; Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.
I EXHORT you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice; holy, well pleasing to God, your reasonable service; and be not conformed to this life, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, that you may prove what is the will of God which is good and well-pleasing and perfect. read more. For I say through the grace given me, to every one among you, not to be higher-minded than he ought to be, but to think soberly, as God has distributed to each the measure of faith.
but having different gifts according to the grace given us, if prophecy [let us prophesy] according to the analogy of the faith,
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor evil, adhere to that which is good,
Desire the same thing one for another; desire not the high, but be satisfied with the humble. Be not wise in your own conceit.
Let every soul be subject to the superior powers. For there is no power except from God, and the [powers] which exist have been ordained by God.
for [the power] is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister of justice for punishment to him that does evil.
Pay to all their dues; a tax to whom a tax is due, a toll to whom a toll is due, fear to whom fear, and honor to whom honor. Owe no man any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another has fully performed the law.
But when Peter came to Antioch I opposed him to his face, because he was to blame.
For we Jews by race and not sinners of the gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we also have believed in Jesus Christ, that we may be justified by faith and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no flesh be justified. read more. But if seeking to be justified by Christ we are found to be ourselves also sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? By no means.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [worlds] in Christ, as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him, read more. having predestinated us in love to an adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, which he bestowed upon us in the beloved, in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace, which he bestowed on us abundantly with all wisdom and knowledge making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself in respect to the dispensation of the fullness of times, to bring all things into one in Christ, the things which are in heaven and the things which are on earth, in him in whom also we have been called, having been predestinated according to the purpose of him who works out all things according to the counsel of his will, that we should be for a praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ; in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also you having believed were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is a pledge of our inheritance for the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
which he performed in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly [worlds], above every principality and authority and power and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this life but also in that to come, read more. and put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church,
for through him we both have access by one spirit to the Father. Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow-citizens of the saints and of the family of God, read more. being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone, by which all the building being fitted together grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in which you also are built up together for a spiritual habitation of God.
that now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly [worlds] should be made known, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God,
Wherefore he says, When he ascended on high, he took captivity captive, and gave gifts to men. But this, that he ascended, what is it but that he first descended into the lower parts of the earth? read more. He that descended is the same also that ascended above all heavens, that he might fill all [places]. And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, that we may be no longer children, driven about like waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the art of men, and the craftiness of deceitful wiles, but speaking the truth with love we may grow to him in all things, who is the head, Christ; by whom all the body being joined together and compacted by the supply of every joint, according to the proportionate operation of every part, makes increase of the body to the edification of itself in love. This I say then and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds, with their understandings darkened, alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance which is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts, who being without feeling have given themselves up to lewdness, to commit every impurity with greediness.
Let wives [be subject] to their husbands as to the Lord, for the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is the head of the church; he is the savior of the body. read more. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also let wives be subject to husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify it, purifying it with the washing of water with the word, that he might present the church to himself glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any thing of the kind, but that it should be holy and blameless. Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church; for we are members of his body. For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery; but I speak of Christ and the church. But do you also, individually, each one so love his wife as himself, and the wife [see] that she reverences the husband.
Servants, be subject to masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your hearts as to Christ,
since it was necessary that it should suffer often from the foundation of the world, but now once at the consummation of the world he has been manifested to destroy sins by the sacrifice of himself.
judging the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he had respect to the reward.
Therefore also we, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, laying aside every impediment and sin which entirely surrounds us, let us run with patience the race set before us, looking to the chief guide and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy set before him despised the shame and endured the cross, and sat down on the right hand of God. read more. For consider him that has endured such a contradiction from sinners, that you may not become faint and weary in your minds.
Let us therefore go out to him without the encampment, bearing his reproach;
perfect you in every good work to do his will, doing in you that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever; amen.
perfect you in every good work to do his will, doing in you that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever; amen.
JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greeting. Account it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various trials,
For the sun rose hot, and withered the grass, and its flower fell off, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also shall the rich man perish in his ways. Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when proved he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him. read more. Let no tempted one say, I am tempted by God; for God is not subject to temptation by evils, and he tempts no one. But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his desires, and enticed; then the desire taking effect produces sin, and sin being finished brings forth death. Be not deceived, my beloved brothers. All good giving, and every perfect gift, comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruit of his creatures. Understand, my beloved brothers, and let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for man's anger performs not God's righteousness. Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding vice, receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
But he gives more grace; wherefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect strangers of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has begotten us to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has begotten us to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has begotten us to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has begotten us to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, kept in heaven for you
to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, kept in heaven for you
to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, kept in heaven for you who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In which you rejoice, though now for a little while if need be made sad by manifold trials,
In which you rejoice, though now for a little while if need be made sad by manifold trials,
In which you rejoice, though now for a little while if need be made sad by manifold trials, that the trial of your faith, which is much more precious than gold that is destroyed but proved by fire, may be found to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
that the trial of your faith, which is much more precious than gold that is destroyed but proved by fire, may be found to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
that the trial of your faith, which is much more precious than gold that is destroyed but proved by fire, may be found to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
that the trial of your faith, which is much more precious than gold that is destroyed but proved by fire, may be found to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom not having seen you love, in whom believing though now you see him not you rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious,
whom not having seen you love, in whom believing though now you see him not you rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious,
whom not having seen you love, in whom believing though now you see him not you rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious,
whom not having seen you love, in whom believing though now you see him not you rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious,
whom not having seen you love, in whom believing though now you see him not you rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious, receiving the end of the faith, the salvation of souls.
receiving the end of the faith, the salvation of souls.
receiving the end of the faith, the salvation of souls.
receiving the end of the faith, the salvation of souls. Concerning which salvation the prophets also who prophesied concerning the grace [bestowed] on us inquired diligently and sought,
Concerning which salvation the prophets also who prophesied concerning the grace [bestowed] on us inquired diligently and sought,
Concerning which salvation the prophets also who prophesied concerning the grace [bestowed] on us inquired diligently and sought, inquiring as to what person or what time the Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it declared before the sufferings of Christ and after these the glories,
inquiring as to what person or what time the Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it declared before the sufferings of Christ and after these the glories,
inquiring as to what person or what time the Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it declared before the sufferings of Christ and after these the glories,
inquiring as to what person or what time the Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it declared before the sufferings of Christ and after these the glories, to whom it was revealed that they ministered not to themselves but to us those things which have now been declared to you by those who preached to you the good news, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, into which the angels desire to look.
to whom it was revealed that they ministered not to themselves but to us those things which have now been declared to you by those who preached to you the good news, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, into which the angels desire to look.
to whom it was revealed that they ministered not to themselves but to us those things which have now been declared to you by those who preached to you the good news, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, into which the angels desire to look.
to whom it was revealed that they ministered not to themselves but to us those things which have now been declared to you by those who preached to you the good news, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, into which the angels desire to look.
to whom it was revealed that they ministered not to themselves but to us those things which have now been declared to you by those who preached to you the good news, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, into which the angels desire to look. Wherefore, girding up the loins of your minds, be sober, and hope to the end for the gift to be brought to you by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Wherefore, girding up the loins of your minds, be sober, and hope to the end for the gift to be brought to you by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Wherefore, girding up the loins of your minds, be sober, and hope to the end for the gift to be brought to you by the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires of your former ignorance,
As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires of your former ignorance, but as he that called you is holy be you also holy in all [your] conduct, read more. because it is written, Be you holy, for I am holy.
because it is written, Be you holy, for I am holy. And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, spend the time of your life with fear,
And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, spend the time of your life with fear, knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold,
knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold,
knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold,
knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold,
knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold,
knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, and without a spot;
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, and without a spot;
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, and without a spot;
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, and without a spot; who was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but made manifest in these last times for you,
who was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but made manifest in these last times for you,
who was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but made manifest in these last times for you,
who was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but made manifest in these last times for you, who through him believed in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope may be in God.
who through him believed in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope may be in God. Having purified your souls by obeying the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another fervently, from the heart, read more. having been born again, not from destructible seed but from indestructible, through the word of God which lives and endures.
having been born again, not from destructible seed but from indestructible, through the word of God which lives and endures.
Laying aside therefore all malice and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speakings,
for it is said in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.
for it is said in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.
and a stone of stumbling and rock of offense, who stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
who formerly were not a people, but now are a people of God, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
who formerly were not a people, but now are a people of God, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
who formerly were not a people, but now are a people of God, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
who formerly were not a people, but now are a people of God, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. BELOVED, I exhort you as strangers and foreigners, abstain from carnal desires, which war against the soul,
BELOVED, I exhort you as strangers and foreigners, abstain from carnal desires, which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the gentiles, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, from the good works which they see they may glorify God in the day of visitation,
having your conduct honorable among the gentiles, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, from the good works which they see they may glorify God in the day of visitation,
having your conduct honorable among the gentiles, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, from the good works which they see they may glorify God in the day of visitation,
having your conduct honorable among the gentiles, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, from the good works which they see they may glorify God in the day of visitation, Be subject therefore to every human government, for the Lord's sake, whether to the king, as superior,
Be subject therefore to every human government, for the Lord's sake, whether to the king, as superior, to governors, sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and the praise of those who do well;
to governors, sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and the praise of those who do well; for this is the will of God, that by well-doing you may silence the ignorance of foolish men;
for this is the will of God, that by well-doing you may silence the ignorance of foolish men; as free, and not using freedom for a cloak of vice, but as servants of God.
as free, and not using freedom for a cloak of vice, but as servants of God. Honor all men, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
Honor all men, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king. Let servants be subject with all fear to masters, not only to the good and gentle but also to the perverse. read more. For this deserves thanks, if on account of a knowledge of God one endures pain, suffering unjustly. For what glory is it if when you sin and are punished you bear it patiently? But if you do well and suffer and bear it patiently, [this deserves thanks], for it is acceptable to God. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you a copy that you should follow his steps, who committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth,
who committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth, who being reviled reviled not, suffering threatened not, but committed himself to him that judges righteously,
who being reviled reviled not, suffering threatened not, but committed himself to him that judges righteously, who himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we having died to sins, may live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
who himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we having died to sins, may live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like lost sheep, but are now returned to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.
In like manner let the women be subject to their husbands, that even if some disobey the word, they may be gained through the conduct of their wives without the word, seeing your pure mode of life in the fear [of God]. read more. Whose ornament let it not be the external [ornament] of braided hair and the putting on of chains of gold or of clothing, but let the hidden man of the heart be adorned with the imperishable [ornaments] of a meek and quiet spirit, which are of great price before God. For so formerly also the holy women who hoped in God adorned themselves, being subject to their husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord, whose children you are, doing good and having no fear. In like manner let the husbands [do], living together in knowledge with the wife as with a vessel of less strength, deeming them precious, co-heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, loving as brothers, compassionate, humble, not returning evil for evil or railing for railing, but on the contrary blessing [your enemies], because to this you are called, that you may inherit blessing. For he that will love life and see good days, let him withhold his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,
For he that will love life and see good days, let him withhold his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,
For he that will love life and see good days, let him withhold his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit, let him abstain from evil and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it, read more. for the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears attend to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
for the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears attend to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. And who is he that will injure you if you are followers of what is good?
And who is he that will injure you if you are followers of what is good?
And who is he that will injure you if you are followers of what is good?
And who is he that will injure you if you are followers of what is good? But even if you suffer on account of righteousness, you are blessed. But fear not with their fear, neither be troubled;
But even if you suffer on account of righteousness, you are blessed. But fear not with their fear, neither be troubled;
But even if you suffer on account of righteousness, you are blessed. But fear not with their fear, neither be troubled; and sanctify the anointed Lord in your hearts, and be always ready with a defense to every one that asks you a reason for the hope that is in you; but with meekness and fear,
and sanctify the anointed Lord in your hearts, and be always ready with a defense to every one that asks you a reason for the hope that is in you; but with meekness and fear, having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.
having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.
having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ. For it is better to suffer doing good, if the will of God allows, than doing evil.
For it is better to suffer doing good, if the will of God allows, than doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might lead us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might lead us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might lead us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison,
in which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison, who were formerly disobedient when the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is eight souls, were saved by water.
who were formerly disobedient when the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is eight souls, were saved by water.
who were formerly disobedient when the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is eight souls, were saved by water. The archetype of which, baptism, also now saves us, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience in God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, read more. who is on the right hand of God, having gone to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
who is on the right hand of God, having gone to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
Christ therefore having suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
Christ therefore having suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that you may no longer live the rest of your time in the flesh according to the desires of men, but according to the will of God.
that you may no longer live the rest of your time in the flesh according to the desires of men, but according to the will of God. For the time past is sufficient for us to have performed the will of the gentiles, walking in lewdness, inordinate desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings and unlawful idolatries,
For the time past is sufficient for us to have performed the will of the gentiles, walking in lewdness, inordinate desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings and unlawful idolatries, in which they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excessive intemperance, blaspheming,
in which they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excessive intemperance, blaspheming, who shall give an account to him that is ready to judge the living and dead. read more. And for this cause was the gospel preached also to the dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the Spirit. But the end of all things is at hand. Be sober therefore, and watch in prayers;
But the end of all things is at hand. Be sober therefore, and watch in prayers;
But the end of all things is at hand. Be sober therefore, and watch in prayers; above all things have fervent love one for another, for love hides a multitude of sins. read more. Be hospitable one to another, without complaining; as each has received a gift, minister the same among yourselves as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any one speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God, if any one serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the power for ever and ever; amen. BELOVED, think not strange of the fiery trial which is to try you, as if some strange thing happened to you,
BELOVED, think not strange of the fiery trial which is to try you, as if some strange thing happened to you, but as you partake of the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that you may also rejoice exulting at the revelation of his glory. read more. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
If you are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
If you are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
If you are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's affairs;
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's affairs;
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's affairs; but as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, let him glorify God on this account.
but as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, let him glorify God on this account. For it is time for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it first begins with us, what will the end be of those that obey not the gospel of God? read more. And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear? Let those therefore who suffer by the will of God, commit their souls to him in well doing as a faithful creator.
Let those therefore who suffer by the will of God, commit their souls to him in well doing as a faithful creator.
Let those therefore who suffer by the will of God, commit their souls to him in well doing as a faithful creator.
Let those therefore who suffer by the will of God, commit their souls to him in well doing as a faithful creator.
The elders among you I exhort, who am a co-elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed;
The elders among you I exhort, who am a co-elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed; feed the flock of God which is among you, not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but of a ready mind, read more. not as having a lordship over God's inheritance but being examples to the flock; and when the chief shepherd shall appear, you shall receive an unfading crown of glory. Let the younger in like manner be subject to the elder, and do you all be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility; for God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Let the younger in like manner be subject to the elder, and do you all be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility; for God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your care upon him, for he cares for you.
casting all your care upon him, for he cares for you. Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour;
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour;
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour; whom resist, firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished by your brothers in the world.
whom resist, firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished by your brothers in the world.
whom resist, firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished by your brothers in the world.
whom resist, firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished by your brothers in the world. And may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when you have suffered a little while, himself make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, establish you.
And may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when you have suffered a little while, himself make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, establish you.
And may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when you have suffered a little while, himself make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, establish you. To him be the glory and the power for ever; amen.
To him be the glory and the power for ever; amen. I have written to you in a few words by Silvanus [Silas], a faithful brother as I suppose, exhorting you, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand. read more. The co-elect [church] at Babylon salutes you, and Mark my son. Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.
Morish
This was addressed to believing Jews dispersed in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. It was apparently sent from Babylon on the Euphrates, where many Jews were located. There is nothing in the epistle itself that fixes its date: but it is generally dated A.D. 60 to 63. The teaching of the epistle is based upon a living hope by the resurrection of Christ, in contrast to the portion of the Jews on earth. Believers are contemplated as strangers and pilgrims, salvation being regarded in its completeness as future, soul salvation being the point of consequence in the present, in contrast to temporal deliverances. The thought of a 'spiritual house' composed of living stones, in 1 Peter 2 connects the epistle with the revelation given to Peter in Matt. 16
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Peter, First Epistle of,
The external evidence of authenticity of this epistle is of the strongest kind and the internal is equally strong. It was addressed to the churches of Asia Minor which had for the most part been founded by Paul and his companions, Supposing it to have been written at Babylon,
it ia a probable conjecture that Silvanus, By whom it was transmitted to those churches, had joined Peter after a tour of visitation, and that his account of the condition of the Christians in those districts determined the apostle to write the epistle. (On the question of this epistle having been written at Babylon commentators differ. "Some refer it to the famous Babylon in Asia, which after its destruction was still inhabited by a Jewish colony; others refer it to Babylon in Egypt, now called Old Cairo; still others understand it mystically of heathen Rome, in which sense 'Babylon' is certainly used in the Apocalypse of John." --Schaff.) The objects of the epistle were --
1. To comfort and strengthen the Christians in a season of severe trial.
2. To enforce the practical and spiritual duties involved in their calling
3. To warn them against special temptations attached to their position.
4. To remove all doubt as to the soundness and completeness of the religious system which they had already received. Such an attestation was especially needed by the Hebrew Christians, who were to appeal from Paul's authority to that of the elder apostles, and above all to that of Peter. The last, which is perhaps the very principal object, is kept in view throughout the epistle, and is distinctly stated
The harmony of such teaching with that of Paul is sufficiently obvious. Peter belongs to the school, or to speak more correctly, is the leader of the school, which at once vindicates the unity of the law and the gospel, and puts the superiority of the latter on its true basis-that of spiritual development. The date of this epistle is uncertain, but Alford believes it to have been written between A.D. 63 and 67.
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I have written to you in a few words by Silvanus [Silas], a faithful brother as I suppose, exhorting you, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand. The co-elect [church] at Babylon salutes you, and Mark my son.