when, &c . = in ( App-104 .) the revelation ( App-106 .) also of His glory (see p. 1511). revealed . See 1 Peter 1:5 , 1Pe 1:7 , 1 Peter 1:13 . with exceeding joy . Literally rejoicing greatly. See 1 Peter 1:6 , 1 Peter 1:8 . read more
reproached . Greek. oneidizo. See Romans 15:3 . for = in. App-104 . happy . See 1 Peter 3:14 . Spirit, &c . Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ). The glorious Spirit of God. App-101 . upon . App-104 . on their part . . . glorified . This clause is omitted by all the texts. read more
But = For. none = not (Greek. me) any one ( App-123 .) evildoer . See 1 Peter 2:12 . busybody in, &c . Greek. allotrioepiskopos. Only here. An overseer in things concerning another. See App-124 . Compare 1 Thessalonians 4:11 . 2Th 3:11 . 1 Timothy 5:13 , and see Luke 12:13 . Joh 21:22 . read more
Christian . See Acts 11:26 . behalf = respect, literally part, but the texts read "name". read more
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:In this verse the third and final major division of the epistle begins, and in it Peter gives the climax of his urgent warning and strengthening of the church against the terrible persecution, already under way, but soon to issue in the death of countless numbers of the faithful.First of all, this verse says, in effect, it is natural for the world... read more
but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.Partakers of Christ's sufferings ... How is the Christian's suffering a sharing in the sufferings of Christ? First, their sufferings are caused by the same thing. Christ died for testifying under oath that he is the divine Son of God, and the Christians of Peter's day who were confessing the same eternal truth were due shortly to suffer even as Christ... read more
If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.It should be observed that the only wrong alleged against those persecuted ones was that of having accepted the faith of Christ. The conceit that the mere profession of Christianity did not become a capital offense until the reign of Domitian is categorically denied by a passage like this. Furthermore the universal tradition that Peter and Paul both died under Nero's... read more
For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:Murderer ... The crime of murder stands at the head of the list here; and we should not be surprised at Christians being warned against it. In the reprobacy that prevailed in those days, reaching even to the vaunted throne of the Caesars, it would have been quite easy for Christians to have rationalized the extension of their right of self-defense (manslaughter) and to have made it... read more
but if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.By any calculation, this is one of the great verses of the New Testament: (1) In context, "if any man suffer as a Christian" has the meaning of "if any man is put to death for being a Christian," exploding in one short text the false theory that the mere profession of Christianity did not become a capital offense until the times of Domitian. (2) It identifies the divinely authorized name which was... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 4:12
Beloved . App-135 . concerning = as to. the fiery trial, &c. Literally the fire (of persecution) which is among ( App-104 .) you, coming to you for ( App-104 .) trial. Not coming in the future, but a present condition. fiery . Greek. purosis. Here and Revelation 18:9 , Revelation 18:18 . trial . Greek. peirasmos. See 1 Peter 1:6 and 2 Peter 2:9 . some = a. strange . Greek. xenos. See Acts 17:18 . unto = to. read more