1 Pedro 4:1-5:14 NTV

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

1 Peter 4:1-2. Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered Even the ignominious and painful death of the cross, with all those previous and concomitant evils, which rendered his death peculiarly bitter; for us And that from a pure and disinterested principle of love; arm yourselves likewise with the same mind With a resolution such as animated him to suffer all the evils to which you may be exposed in the body; and particularly to suffer death, if called by God to do so for your religion.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 4:1-11

Changed lives of Christ’s followers (4:1-11)Christ’s death dealt with sin once and for all. In that sense he has nothing more to do with sin. Christians are united with Christ in his death, and therefore they too should have nothing more to do with sin. They should live no longer to please themselves but to please God (4:1-2). Christians must have no more involvement with the disgusting practices of their former days, no matter how much their reformed behaviour brings jeers and insults from... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 4:1

Christ . App-98 . for us . The texts omit. in the flesh . Greek. sarki, as 1 Peter 3:18 . arm yourselves . . . with = put on as armour. Greek. hoplizomai. Only here. Compare Romans 6:13 . likewise = also. mind . Greek. ennoia. See Hebrews 4:12 . in the flesh . The Received text ( App-94 ) has en, but the texts omit. sin . App-128 . Compare Romans 6:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:1

The visible divisions in this chapter are: (1) the security of the faithful in judgment (1 Peter 4:1-6); (2) the destruction of Jerusalem prophesied (1 Peter 4:7-11); (3) special instructions to the Christians as the approaching terror develops (1 Peter 4:12-19).Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; (1 Peter 4:1)Christ suffered in the flesh ... This merely means "For as Christ... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 4:1

1 Peter 4:1. Forasmuch then, &c.— "I have already observed, that Christ suffered, though he was perfectly innocent: as therefore Christ, your great Lord and Master, hath suffered for you in the flesh, do you also wear the same spirit, as armour; (Ephesians 6:11.)conscious that you ought to suffer for the truth, if called thereunto: for it is rationally to be supposed, that he, who has uponthis account suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from leading an unholy life, and is resolved to live,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 4:1

1. for us—supported by some oldest manuscripts and versions, omitted by others. in the flesh—in His mortal body of humiliation. arm— (Ephesians 6:11; Ephesians 6:13). the same mind—of suffering with patient willingness what God wills you to suffer. he that hath suffered—for instance, Christ first, and in His person the believer: a general proposition. hath ceased—literally, "has been made to cease," has obtained by the very fact of His having suffered once for all, a cessation from sin, which... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Peter 4:1

Peter’s present appeal grew out of what he had just said about Christ’s victory (1 Peter 3:18; 1 Peter 3:21 c, 22). In view of His example of committing Himself to accomplishing God’s will, Peter called his readers to commit themselves to the same purpose (cf. 1 Peter 3:15). Jesus suffered to the extent of dying, and Christians should be willing to suffer to the same extent. Selwyn regarded Peter’s statement here as the keystone of his whole doctrinal arch in this epistle. [Note: Selwyn, p.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Peter 4:1-6

3. Living with the promise in view 4:1-6Since Jesus Christ has gained the victory, Peter urged his readers to rededicate themselves to God’s will as long as they might live. He wanted to strengthen their resolve to continue to persevere. He resumed here the exhortation that he broke off in 1 Peter 3:17. Generally speaking, 1 Peter 4:1-3 focus on Christian behavior and 1 Peter 4:4-6 on pagan response. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:1-19

The Security of the Faithful in the Approaching JudgmentC (ii). 1 Peter 4:1-6. ’This is your faith: live then in accordance with it. Arm yourselves against your troubles by resolving to be like Christ in suffering. Suffering gives rest from sin, and the results of what you have already endured should be a life henceforth in accordance with God’s will. You have lived the heathen life long enough in the past to have learnt its wretchedness. The heathen are surprised now at your estrangement from... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 4:1

IV.(1) Forasmuch then . . .—Literally, a participial phrase: Christ, then, having suffered in (or, to) the flesh—i.e., so far as the flesh is concerned. The reference is to the words “killed in (or, to) the flesh” in 1 Peter 3:18, to which the word “then” takes us back. It is difficult to decide about the right of the words “for us” to stand in the text. Tischendorf and Lachmann strike them out, and they are probably right in doing so. The authority for the reading “for you” is nearly as... read more