彼得前書 3:18-20 RCUVTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 3:18-20

Here, I. The example of Christ is proposed as an argument for patience under sufferings, the strength of which will be discerned if we consider the several points contained in the words; observe therefore, 1. Jesus Christ himself was not exempted from sufferings in this life, though he had no guilt of his own and could have declined all suffering if he had pleased. 2. The reason or meritorious cause of Christ's suffering was the sins of men: Christ suffered for sins. The sufferings of Christ... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 3:17-22

3:17-22;4:1-6 For it is better to suffer for doing right, if that should be the will of God, than to suffer for doing wrong. For Christ also died once and for all for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but he was raised to life in the Spirit, in which also he went and preached to the spirits who are in prison, the spirits who were once upon a time disobedient, in the time when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah, while... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins ,.... Not his own, for he committed none, but for the sins of his people; in order to obtain the remission of them, to make reconciliation for them, and to take and put them away, and finish and make an end of them; which sufferings of his, on account of them, were many and great: he suffered much by bearing the griefs, and carrying the sorrows of his people, whereby he became a man of sorrows, and acquainted with griefs, from his cradle to his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:19

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison. Various are the senses given of this passage: some say, that Christ, upon his death, went in his human soul to hell; either, as some, to preach to the devils and damned spirits, that they might be saved, if they would; and, as others, to let them know that he was come, and to fill them with dread and terror; but though hell may be meant by the prison, yet the text does not say that he went unto it, or preached in it; only that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:20

Which sometime were disobedient ,.... To all the instructions and warnings which God gave them, to all the strivings of his Spirit, and to the ministry of Christ, by Noah; they continued in their profaneness and impiety, and to corrupt their ways, and fill the earth with violence and wickedness; not believing what they were threatened with, or that ever a flood would come upon them, and destroy them: and this "sometime" refers to the time of their being upon earth, who were now in hell; "to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:18

Christ also hath once suffered - See the notes on Romans 5:6 ; Hebrews 9:28 ; (note). Put to death in the flesh - In his human nature. But quickened by the Spirit - That very dead body revived by the power of his Divinity. There are various opinions on the meaning of this verse, with which I need not trouble the reader, as I have produced that which is most likely. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:19

By which - Spirit, his own Divine energy and authority. He went and preached - By the ministry of Noah, one hundred and twenty years. Unto the spirits in prison - The inhabitants of the antediluvian world, who, having been disobedient, and convicted of the most flagrant transgressions against God, were sentenced by his just law to destruction. But their punishment was delayed to see if they would repent; and the long-suffering of God waited one hundred and twenty years, which were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:20

When once the long-suffering of God waited - In Pirkey Aboth, cap. v. 2, we have these words: "There were ten generations from Adam to Noah, that the long-suffering of God might appear; for each of these generations provoked him to anger, and went on in their iniquity, till at last the deluge came." Were saved by water - While the ark was preparing, only Noah's family believed; these amounted to eight persons; and these only were saved from the deluge δι ' ὑδατος , on the water: all... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:18

Verse 18 18For Christ also It is another comfort, that if in our afflictions we are conscious of having done well, we suffer according to the example of Christ; and it hence follows that we are blessed. At the same time he proves, from the design of Christ’s death, that it is by no means consistent with our profession that we should suffer for our evil deeds. For he teaches us that Christ suffered in order to bring us to God. What does this mean, except that we have been thus consecrated to God... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:19

Verse 19 19By which also Peter added this, that we might know that the vivifying power of the Spirit of which he spoke, was not only put forth as to Christ himself, but is also poured forth with regard to us, as Paul shews in Romans 5:5. He then says, that Christ did not rise only for himself, but that he made known to others the same power of his Spirit, so that it penetrated to the dead. It hence follows, that we shall not less feel it in vivifying whatever is mortal in us. But as the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 3:18-20

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 3:17-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:19

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