1 Peter 1:2-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-2

In this inscription we have three parts:? I. The author of it, described, 1. By his name?Peter. His first name was Simon, and Jesus Christ gave him the surname of Peter, which signifies a rock, as a commendation of his faith, and to denote that he should be an eminent pillar in the church of God, Gal. 2:9. 2. By his office?an apostle of Jesus Christ. The word signifies one sent, a legate, a messenger, any one sent in Christ's name and about his work; but more strictly it signifies the highest... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 1:3-5

We come now to the body of the epistle, which begins with, I. A congratulation of the dignity and happiness of the state of these believers, brought in under the form of a thanksgiving to God. Other epistles begin in like manner, 2 Cor. 1:3; Eph. 1:3. Here we have, 1. The duty performed, which is blessing God. A man blesses God by a just acknowledgment of his excellency and blessedness. 2. The object of this blessing described by his relation to Jesus Christ: The God and Father of our Lord... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

1:1-2 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to God's Chosen People, who are scattered as exiles throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia. I am an apostle, and you are chosen, according to the fore-knowledge of God, through the consecration of the Spirit, for obedience and to be sprinkled by the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you. It happens again and again in the New Testament that the true greatness of a passage lies not only on the surface and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

What we have just been saying means that the two great titles of which we have been thinking belong to us who are Christians. (i) We are the Chosen People of God. There is uplift here. Surely there can be no greater compliment and privilege in all the world than to be chosen by God. The word eklektos ( Greek #1588 ) can describe anything that is specially chosen; it can describe specially chosen fruit, articles specially chosen because they are so outstandingly well made, picked troops... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

In 1 Peter 1:2 we are confronted with the three great facts of the Christian life. (i) The Christian is chosen according to the foreknowledge of God. C. E. B. Cranfield has a fine comment on this phrase: "If all our attention is concentrated on the hostility or indifference of the world or the exiguousness of our own progress in the Christian life, we may well be discouraged. At such times we need to be reminded that our election is according to the,foreknowledge of God the Father. The... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:3-5

1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has brought about in us that rebirth which leads to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, an inheritance imperishable, undefilable, and unfading, kept safe in heaven for us, who are protected by the power of God through faith, until there comes that deliverance which is ready to be revealed at the last time. It will take us a long time to appropriate the riches... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:3-5

Further, the Christian has entered into a great inheritance (kleronomia, Greek #2817 ). Here is a word with a great history; for it is the word which is regularly used in the Greek Old Testament for the inheritance of Canaan, the Promised Land. Again and again the Old Testament speaks of the land which God had given his people for an inheritance to possess ( Deuteronomy 15:4 ; Deuteronomy 19:10 ). To us inheritance tends to mean something which in the future we shall possess; as the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:3-5

The inheritance of the Christian, the full joy of God, is waiting for him in heaven; and of that Peter has two great things to say. (i) On our journey through this world to eternity we are protected by the power of God through faith. The word which Peter uses for protect (phrourein, Greek #5432 ) is a military word. It means that our life is garrisoned by God and that he stands sentinel over us all our days. The man who has faith never doubts, even when he cannot see him, that God is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:2

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father ,.... Not to any office, as to that of bishops or presbyters; for though the apostle writes to some of them under this character, 1 Peter 5:1 yet not all; nor were they so called, as a nation, for they were persons scattered about in several countries; nor as a church, for they are not wrote to as such; nor does this character merely design their effectual calling; though as that is a fruit and evidence of election, it is sometimes so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ,.... The epistle begins here with thanksgiving to God, or an ascription of blessing, praise, and glory to him; for this does not mean an invoking or conferring a blessing on him; neither of which can be, for there is not a greater than he to be invoked, nor can anything be added to his blessedness: but God may be blessed by his creatures when they speak well of him, and his wonderful works of creation, providence, and grace; when they... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 1:3-5

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:3-5

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:3-5

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:3-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:3

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