1 Peter 1:23-25,1 Peter 1:1

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:24

(24) For all flesh is as grass.—The citation is from Isaiah 40:6-8, and varies between the Hebrew and the LXX. in the kind of way which shows that the writer was familiar with both. But the passage is by no means quoted only to support the assertion, in itself ordinary enough, that the Word of the Lord abideth for ever. It is always impossible to grasp the meaning of an Old Testament quotation in the mouth of a Hebrew without taking into account the context of the original. Nothing is commoner... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:25

(25) The word which by the gospel is preached.—An incorrect rendering of the original tense. It literally runs, And this is the word which was preached unto you. The whole magnificent peroration of this paragraph, as of the last, leads up to this: that, in the opinion of St. Peter, the Gospel, as delivered by St. Paul and his followers—the Gospel of equality, or rather of unity between Jew and Gentile in Jesus Christ—was the living and supreme abiding revelation of the will of God! Well may the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Peter 1:1-25

The Trial of Faith 1 Peter 1:6-7 What is faith? Faith is the heart setting to its seal that God is true. Faith is an appropriating grace. Faith is an apprehending grace. True faith has a quick ear, a clear eye, a ready hand, and a Divine capacity for the word of God. One is tempted to ask, Why does our heavenly Father permit the faith of His poor children to be tried? The answer is in our text, because the trial of your faith is much more 'precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:22-25

Chapter 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD: ITS CHARACTER AND DUTIES1 Peter 1:22-25; 1 Peter 2:1-3THAT holy lives have been lived in solitude none would venture to dispute, and that devout Christians have found strength for themselves and given examples to the world by withdrawal from the society of their fellows is attested more than once in the history of Christendom. But with lives of such isolation and seclusion the New Testament exhibits little sympathy. To whatever preparation the Christian is... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Peter 1:22-25

II. THE BLESSINGS AND PRIVILEGES OF ALL BELIEVERS CHAPTER 1:22-2:10 1. The new birth (1 Peter 1:22-25 ) 2. Spiritual growth (1 Peter 2:1-3 ) 3. The privileges of believers as the holy and royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:4-10 ) 1 Peter 1:22-25 The relationship of those who are thus redeemed, whose faith and hope is in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, whose souls are purified by obedience to the truth, unto unfeigned love of the brethren, is stated first: “Love one another... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:24

1:24 {14} For all {l} flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:(14) A reason why we need this heavenly birth, that is, because men, though their glory may not be great, are by nature void of all true and sound goodness.(l) The word, "flesh", shows the weakness of our nature, which is chiefly to be considered in the flesh itself. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:25

1:25 {15} But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.(15) Again lest any man should seek that spiritual force and virtue in feigned imaginations, the apostle calls us back to the word of God: teaching us furthermore, that there is no other word of the Lord to be looked for than this that is preached, in which we must trust alone. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-25

Peter writes with apostolic authority and though it is directly to the dispersed Jewish Christians (strangers both because Jews among Gentiles, and because Christians separated from Jewish relatives), yet we who are Gentile believers may well recognize, that much of this is just as applicable to ourselves. We too are pilgrims and strangers, not at home on earth. The areas spoken of in v.1 are all in present-day Turkey, for Asia at that time was Asia minor, on the western end of Turkey. ... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:12-25

OBLIGATIONS OF HOPE UPWARD “Wherefore” at the beginning of this lesson shows that as the result of what has gone before something is expected. They who have been begotten again to this living hope have obligations arising from it. The first is Hope (1 Peter 1:13-16 ). The difference between “hope” in 1 Peter 1:13 and that in 1 Peter 1:3 is, that there it represented the believer’s standing or position before God in Christ, and here his experience and exhibition of it. Having been begotten... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Peter 1:1-25

The Precious Blood of Christ 1Pe 1:19 My heart's desire has ever been to make known to men that there is no salvation but by blood, and not by blood only, but by the particular blood named in the text even the precious blood of Christ. I am afraid that in these latter days some of us have tried to find out some other word to use instead of this word blood. We shrink from it. A dainty piety has forced upon us a dainty vocabulary. As the intensity of our love has gone down, the intensity of our... read more

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