1 Peter 2:4-7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:4

Verse 4 To whom coming, is not to be referred simply to God, but to him as he is revealed to us in the person of Christ. Now, it cannot be but that the grace of God must powerfully draw us to himself and inflame us with the love of him by whom we obtain a real perception of it. If Plato affirmed this of his Beautiful, of which a shadowy idea only he beheld afar off, much more true is this with regard to God. Let it then be noticed, that Peter connects an access to God with the taste of his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:5

Verse 5 5.Ye also, as lively or living stones, are built up The verb may be in the imperative as well as in the indicative mood, for the termination in Greek is ambiguous. But in whatever way it is taken, Peter no doubt meant to exhort the faithful to consecrate themselves as a spiritual temple to God; for he aptly infers from the design of our calling what our duty is. We must further observe, that he constructs one house from the whole number of the faithful. For though every one of us is... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:6

Verse 6 6Wherefore also it is contained in Scripture; or, Wherefore also the Scripture contains (20) They who refer the verb “contain” ( περιέχειν) to Christ, and render it “embrace,” because through him all these unite together, wholly depart from the meaning of the Apostle. No better is another exposition, that Christ excels others; for Peter simply intended to quote the testimony of Scripture. (21) He then shews what had been taught by the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures, or, which is the same... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:7

Verse 7 7.Unto you therefore which believe God having pronounced Christ to be a precious and a chosen stone, Peter draws the inference that he is so to us. For, no doubt, Christ is there described such as we apprehend him by faith, and such as he proves himself to be by real evidences. We ought, then, carefully to notice this inference: Christ is a precious stone in the sight of God; then he is such to the faithful. It is faith alone which reveals to us the value and excellency of Christ. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:1-10

I. ITS GROWTH . 1. What must be shunned . St. Paul bids us work out our own salvation. The new birth is the beginning; that comes from God—from his free grace. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost." But the new man must grow; and that growth is not spontaneous; it will not evolve itself without effort from the" incorruptible seed." Progress, growth in grace,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:1-10

I. NEWBORN BABES . 1. Duty conditioning appetite for the Ignorant. "Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil-speakings." This duty is connected with the foregoing ("therefore"), as coming under it. As the regenerate, we are to put away all dispositions and manifestations that offend against good brotherhood. We are to put away first, as being the radical vice, all malice (as we should read, with the old translation), i.e. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:4

To whom coming as unto a living stone. Omit the words, "as unto," which are not in the Greek, and weaken the sense. The participle is present; the Christian must be ever coming to Christ, riot only once for all, but always, every day. The ', living Stone" is Christ; the "Lord" of Psalms 34:8 is Jehovah. St. Peter passes from the figure of milk to that of a chief cornerstone. So St. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 ., after saying that he had fed his Corinthian converts "with milk, and not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:4-6

A Jew, writing to Jews, very naturally made use of language and of metaphors based upon the usages and practices of the Jewish religion. Peter knew well that the temple offices and observances, the building and its purposes, to which he here referred, had all their meaning in their relation to the Savior in whom he and his fellow-Christians believed, in their relation to the gospel which he preached. I. CHRISTIANS ARE THE MATERIAL OF THE TRUE AND SPIRITUAL TEMPLE . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:5

Ye also, as lively stones ; rather, living stones . The word is the same as that used in 1 Peter 2:4 . Christians are living stones in virtue of their union with the one living Stone: "Because I live, ye shall live also." Are built up a spiritual house ; rather, be ye built up . The imperative rendering seems more suitable than the indicative, and the passive than the middle. The Christian comes; God builds him up on the one Foundation. The apostle says," Come to be built up;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:6

Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture ; literally, because it contains in Scripture . There is no article according to the best manuscripts; and the verb ( περιέχει ) is impersonal; it is similarly used in Josephus, 'Ant.,' 11.7. Compare the use of the substantive περιοχή in Acts 8:32 . St. Peter proceeds to quote the prophecy ( Isaiah 28:16 ) to which he has already referred. Behold, I lay in Zion a chief Cornerstone, elect, precious. The passage is taken from... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:1-10

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:6

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