베드로전서 1:2-5 KRV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:4

To an inheritance incorruptible ,.... This is a further explanation of the "lively hope", or hope laid up in heaven, which regenerate ones are begotten to: it is an "inheritance"; a large estate, and rich possession, they are born heirs apparent to; what is not to be got by industry, or obtained by the works of the law; for they that are of the law are not heirs; but what is the pure bequest and free gift of God, as a Father to his children; for an inheritance is proper and peculiar to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:5

Who are kept by the power of God ,.... This is a description of the persons for whom the inheritance is reserved in heaven; they are not only chosen to salvation, and begotten again to an inheritance, but they are preserved unto it; their happiness is very great; their inheritance is safe in heaven for them, and they are kept below, amidst a thousand snares and difficulties, till they safely arrive to the possession of that: they are kept, not in and by themselves, the way of man is not in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:2

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God - If the apostle had directed his letter to persons elected to eternal life, no one, as Drs. Lardner and Macknight properly argue, could have received such a letter, because no one could have been sure of his election in this way till he had arrived in heaven. But the persons to whom the apostle wrote were all, with propriety, said to be elect according to the foreknowledge of God; because, agreeably to the original purpose of God, discovered in... read more

Adam Clarke

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

Blessed be the God and Father - Ευλογητος ὁ Θεος και Πατηρ· Blessed be God even the Father, or blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The και , and, is omitted by the Syriac, Erpen's Arabic, and the Ethiopic. But if we translate και , even, a meaning which it frequently has in the New Testament, then we have a very good sense: Let that God have praise who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and who deserves the praise of every human being for his infinite mercy to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:4

To an inheritance - Called an inheritance because it belongs to the children of God. Eternal life cannot be a gift to any but these; for, even in heaven, the lot is dealt out according to law: if children, then heirs; if not children, then not heirs. Incorruptible - Αφθαρτον· It has no principles of dissolution or decay in it; and, therefore, must be totally different from this earth. Undefiled - Αμιαντον· Nothing impure can enter it; it not only has no principles or seeds of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:5

Who are kept - Φρουρουμενους· Who are defended as in a fortress or castle. There is a remarkable correspondence between the two verbs used in this sentence: the verb τηρεω , signifies to keep, watch, guard; and τηρησις , is a place of custody or prison. And φρουρεω , from φρουρος , a sentinel, signifies to keep as under a military guard. See on Galatians 3:22 , Galatians 3:23 . The true disciples of Christ are under the continual watchful care of God, and the inheritance is... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 3 3Blessed be God We have said that the main object of this epistle is to raise us above the world, in order that we may be prepared and encouraged to sustain the spiritual contests of our warfare. For this end, the knowledge of God’s benefits avails much; for, when their value appears to us, all other things will be deemed worthless, especially when we consider what Christ and his blessings are; for everything without him is but dross. For this reason he highly extols the wonderful grace... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 4 4To an inheritance (8) The three words which follow are intended to amplify God’s grace; for Peter (as I have before said) had this object in view, to impress our minds thoroughly as to its excellency. Moreover, these two clauses, “to an inheritance incorruptible,” etc., and “to salvation ready to be revealed,” I deem as being in apposition, the latter being explanatory of the former; for he expresses the same thing in two ways. Every word which follows is weighty. The inheritance is... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:5

Verse 5 5Who are kept by the power of God We are to notice the connection when he says, that we are kept while in the world, and at the same time our inheritance is reserved in heaven; otherwise this thought would immediately creep in, “What does it avail us that our salvation is laid up in heaven, when we are tossed here and there in this world as in a turbulent sea? What can it avail us that our salvation is secured in a quiet harbour, when we are driven to and fro amidst thousand... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-2

I. ST . PETER 'S DESCRIPTION OF HIMSELF . 1. His name . When his brother Andrew brought him first to Jesus, the Lord who calleth his own sheep by name said to the son of Jona," Thou art Simon." He knew him by name, and he knew his character; he gave him a new name descriptive of that character when matured and strengthened in the faith. He had been a hearer; he was to be a stone, a living stone in the spiritual temple, built upon that Rock which is Christ. That new name was... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:2

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:5

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

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-2

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