1 Peter 2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2

A.M. 4064. A.D. 60. The apostle, addressing them as persons regenerated by the word of God, (1,) Urges them, by a representation of their Christian privileges, to receive that word with meekness; to continue in the exercise of faith in Christ, as the great foundation of their eternal hopes, and to maintain such a holy conversation as might adorn his gospel among the unconverted Gentiles, 1Pe 2:1-12 (2,) He exhorts them to the performance of various relative duties, and especially to a... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:1-3

1 Peter 2:1-3. Wherefore Since the word of God is so excellent and durable in itself, and has had such a blessed effect upon you as to regenerate you, and bring you to the enjoyment of true Christian love; laying aside As utterly inconsistent with that love; all malice All ill- will, every unkind disposition; or all wickedness, as κακιαν may be properly rendered, all sinful tempers and practices whatsoever; and all guile All craft, deceitful cunning, and artifice, every temper... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:4

1 Peter 2:4. To whom coming With desire and by faith; as unto a living stone Living from eternity; alive from the dead; and alive for evermore: and a firm foundation, communicating spiritual life to those that come to him, and are built upon him, making him the ground of their confidence and hope for time and for eternity. The apostle alludes to Isaiah 28:16, where the formation of a Christian church, for the spiritual worship of God, is foretold under the image of a temple, which God was... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:5

1 Peter 2:5. Ye also Believing in him with a loving and obedient faith, as lively Greek, ζωντες , living, stones Quickened and made alive to God by spiritual life derived from him, are built up Upon him, and in union with each other; a spiritual house Spiritual yourselves; and a habitation of God through the Spirit. For, according to his promise, he lives and walks in every true believer, 2 Corinthians 6:16; and collectively considered, as a holy society, or assembly, uniting... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:6-8

1 Peter 2:6-8. Wherefore also To which purpose; it is contained in the Scripture In Isaiah 28:16, the passage before referred to. Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner-stone To support and hold together the whole building. This, as explained Ephesians 2:21, signifies the union of Jews and Gentiles in one faith, baptism, and hope, so as to form one church or temple for the worship of God through the mediation of Christ. And he that believeth on him With a lively faith, a faith... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:9-10

1 Peter 2:9-10. But ye Who have been born again of incorruptible seed, and have purified your souls by obeying the truth, &c., (1 Peter 1:22-23,) and have tasted that the Lord is gracious, (1 Peter 2:3,) and are built up upon him as lively stories; ye, who bear this character are a chosen generation Εκλελτον γενος , an elect race; all such, and such only, have that title, and other titles of a similar import, in the New Testament. See on Eph 1:3-7 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14. ... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:11-12

1 Peter 2:11-12. I beseech you, as strangers Or sojourners; and pilgrims Who have no inheritance on this earth, but are travelling to the heavenly country. The former word, παροικοι , properly means those who are in a strange house, a house not their own: the second, παρεπιδημοι , those who are in a strange country, and among a people not their own. We sojourn in the body; we are pilgrims in this world; abstain from fleshly lusts Or carnal desires; from inordinate desires of any thing... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:13-15

1 Peter 2:13-15. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man Greek, παση ανθρωπινη κτισει , to every human constitution of government, under which you are placed by Divine Providence, and which is formed instrumentally by men, and relates to you as men, and not as Christians. Macknight translates the clause, Be subject to every human creation of magistrates; observing that “the abstract word creation is put for the concrete, the person created; just as governments and powers are... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:16-17

1 Peter 2:16-17. As free In the noblest sense, in consequence of your relation to Christ, and your interest in the merit of his death; (see on John 8:32; 1 Corinthians 7:22; Galatians 5:1; Galatians 5:13;) as sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty, and therefore heirs of God; and not using your liberty as a cloak of maliciousness Κακιας , of wickedness. Though you are indeed made free from the dominion of sin and Satan, the world and the flesh, yet not from subjection to magistrates;... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:18-20

1 Peter 2:18-20. Servants Οι οικεται , household servants, be subject to your masters Though heathen, in all things lawful; with all fear Of offending them or God; not only to the good The tender, kind; and gentle Mild, easy, forgiving; but also to the froward The ill-natured and severe. “In this verse,” as Macknight justly observes, “the apostle establishes one of the noblest and most important principles of morality, namely, that our obligation to relative duties does not depend... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:1-3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:6-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:9-10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:11-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:13-15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:16-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:18-20

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