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Text -- 1 Peter 4:4-19 (NET)
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4:4 So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness , and they vilify you.
4:5 They will face a reckoning before Jesus Christ who stands ready to judge the living and the dead .
4:6 Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead , so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God’s standards .
Service, Suffering, and Judgment
4:7 For the culmination of all things is near . So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer .
4:8 Above all keep your love for one another fervent , because love covers a multitude of sins .
4:9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining .
4:10 Just as each one has received a gift , use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God .
4:11 Whoever speaks , let it be with God’s words . Whoever serves , do so with the strength that God supplies , so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ . To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever . Amen .
4:12 Dear friends , do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you , as though something strange were happening to you .
4:13 But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ , so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad .
4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ , you are blessed , because the Spirit of glory , who is the Spirit of God , rests on you .
4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker .
4:16 But if you suffer as a Christian , do not be ashamed , but glorify God that you bear such a name .
4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house of God . And if it starts with us , what will be the fate of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God ?
4:18 And if the righteous are barely saved , what will become of the ungodly and sinners ?
4:19 So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Commandments |
Persecution |
PETER, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF |
Stability |
ROME |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Hospitality |
Christian |
PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF |
Glorifying God |
Temptation |
Resignation |
PAROUSIA |
PETER, SIMON |
Oracle |
Theft |
AFFLICTION |
Gospel |
One Another |
Suffering |
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NET Notes -> 1Pe 4:4; 1Pe 4:4; 1Pe 4:4; 1Pe 4:5; 1Pe 4:5; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:7; 1Pe 4:8; 1Pe 4:8; 1Pe 4:8; 1Pe 4:9; 1Pe 4:10; 1Pe 4:11; 1Pe 4:11; 1Pe 4:11; 1Pe 4:11; 1Pe 4:12; 1Pe 4:12; 1Pe 4:13; 1Pe 4:13; 1Pe 4:14; 1Pe 4:14; 1Pe 4:14; 1Pe 4:15; 1Pe 4:16; 1Pe 4:16; 1Pe 4:16; 1Pe 4:17; 1Pe 4:17; 1Pe 4:18; 1Pe 4:18; 1Pe 4:18; 1Pe 4:19
NET Notes: 1Pe 4:4 Grk “blaspheming,” giving the result of their astonishment. Here the target of their “blasphemy/vilification” is not God but t...
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NET Notes: 1Pe 4:5 Grk “the one”; the referent (Jesus Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: 1Pe 4:8 The statement of v. 8b, love covers a multitude of sins, is proverbial: It is quoted from Prov 10:12 (cf. Jas 5:20). It speaks of the forbearance that...
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NET Notes: 1Pe 4:9 There is no main verb in this verse (“showing hospitality” translates the adjective φιλόξενοι...
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NET Notes: 1Pe 4:10 Grk “serving it to one another.” The primary verb is a participle but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.
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NET Notes: 1Pe 4:13 The verb “be glad” is used also in 1:6 and 1:8. The verbs of v. 13b are used together in Matt 5:12 and Rev 19:7.
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NET Notes: 1Pe 4:15 The meaning of the Greek word used here is uncertain. It may mean “spy, informer,” “revolutionary,” or “defrauder, embez...
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