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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:6

Verse 6 6For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, or, He has been evangelized to the dead. We see in what sense he takes the former passage in the third chapter, even that death does not hinder Christ from being always our defender. It is then a remarkable consolation to the godly, that death itself brings no loss to their salvation. Though Christ, then, may not appear a deliverer in this life, yet his redemption is not void, or without effect; for his power extends to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:7

Verse 7 7But, or, moreover, the end of all things is at hand Though the faithful hear that their felicity is elsewhere than in the world, yet, as they think that they should live long, this false thought renders them careless, and even slothful, so that they direct not their thoughts to the kingdom of God. Hence the Apostle, that he might rouse them from the drowsiness of the flesh, reminds them that the end of all things was nigh; by which he intimates that we ought not to sit still in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:1-6

I. BY UNION WITH CHRIST . 1. Through suffering. Suffering is the appointed discipline of the Christian soul. Gold is tried by fire, the Christian's faith by suffering. Christ himself suffered in the flesh, and while we are in the flesh we must also suffer. "In that he died, he died unto sin once;" his death separated him from sin, from the sight and hearing of sin, from that mysterious contact with human sin which he endured when "he was made sin for us, though he was without... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:1-6

I. THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST CARNIES WITH IT THE RESOLUTION TO SUFFER . "Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind." Peter goes back to the starting-point, that from it, with practical instruction, he may go beyond the present session of Christ at the right hand of God, viz. to his coming to judgment. He does not say, "put to death in the flesh," but more generally, to suit the condition of those whom he was addressing,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:1-7

This passage is the most difficult in the entire Epistle. We can see a meaning in each of its sentences taken separately, but when we take them together their meaning, as a whole, is obscure. As far, however, as I can understand it, I would entitle the paragraph, The persecuted Christian reminded of the necessity of suffering for righteousness. Peter here states the fact that suffering for righteousness is no strange thing, but what Christians must reasonably look for. I. CHRIST 'S ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:3-6

We have seen that the apostle—the large-hearted, sympathetic, experienced apostle—is showing the scattered Christians he is addressing how to fortify themselves against the persecution that in stormful violence had fallen upon them here and there, before and since they became fugitives or exiles. This is part of a long paragraph beginning at the thirteenth verse of the last chapter, in which he is teaching that amid such persecution a good conscience is the only charm; that whatever befalls... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:6

For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead. The conjunction "for" seems to link this verse closely to 1 Peter 4:5 , while the καί ("also" or "even") gives an emphasis to" them that are dead" ( καὶ νεκροῖς ). We naturally refer these last words to the καὶ νεκρούς of the preceding verse. The apostle seems to be meeting an objection. The Thessalonian Christians feared lest believers who fell asleep before the second advent should lose something of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is at hand. The mention of the judgment turns St. Peter's thoughts into another channel. The end is at hand, not only the judgment of persecutors and slanderers, but the end of persecutions and sufferings, the end of our great conflict with sin, the end of our earthly probation: therefore prepare to meet your God. The end is at hand: it hath drawn near. St. Peter probably, like the other apostles, looked for the speedy coming of the Lord. It was not for him, as it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 4:6

For, for this cause - The expression, “For, for this cause,” refers to an end to be reached, or an object to be gained, or a reason why anything referred to is done. The end or reason why the thing referred to here, to wit, that “the gospel was preached to the dead,” was done, is stated in the subsequent part of the verse to have been “that they might be judged,” etc. It was with reference to this, or in order that this might be, that the gospel was preached to them.Was the gospel preached also... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is at hand - This declaration is also evidently designed to support and encourage them in their trials, and to excite them to lead a holy life, by the assurance that the end of all things was drawing near. The phrase, “the end of all things,” would naturally refer to the end of the world; the winding up of human affairs. It is not absolutely certain, however, that the apostle used it here in this sense. It might mean that so far as they were concerned, or in respect to... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:3-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 4:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 4:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 4:7

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