1 Peter 1:5 NIV

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 1:3-5

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 1:5

Who are kept by the power of God ,.... This is a description of the persons for whom the inheritance is reserved in heaven; they are not only chosen to salvation, and begotten again to an inheritance, but they are preserved unto it; their happiness is very great; their inheritance is safe in heaven for them, and they are kept below, amidst a thousand snares and difficulties, till they safely arrive to the possession of that: they are kept, not in and by themselves, the way of man is not in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:5

Who are kept - Φρουρουμενους· Who are defended as in a fortress or castle. There is a remarkable correspondence between the two verbs used in this sentence: the verb τηρεω , signifies to keep, watch, guard; and τηρησις , is a place of custody or prison. And φρουρεω , from φρουρος , a sentinel, signifies to keep as under a military guard. See on Galatians 3:22 , Galatians 3:23 . The true disciples of Christ are under the continual watchful care of God, and the inheritance is... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 5 5Who are kept by the power of God We are to notice the connection when he says, that we are kept while in the world, and at the same time our inheritance is reserved in heaven; otherwise this thought would immediately creep in, “What does it avail us that our salvation is laid up in heaven, when we are tossed here and there in this world as in a turbulent sea? What can it avail us that our salvation is secured in a quiet harbour, when we are driven to and fro amidst thousand... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:5

Who are kept by the power of God. "Hereditas servata est," says Bengel, "heredes custodiuntur?" The verb φρουρεῖν , is a military word. "The governor under Areas the king kept [guarded] the city of the Damascenes" ( 2 Corinthians 11:32 ); the peace of God shall keep ("guard." Philippians 4:7 ) the hearts of those who trust in him,—they are guarded by a heavenly host; "The angel of the Lord encampeth around them that fear him;" they are guarded by, or rather, according to the exact... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:5

Who are kept by the power of God - That is, “kept” or preserved in the faith and hope of the gospel; who are preserved from apostacy, or so kept that you will finally obtain salvation. The word which is used here, and rendered “kept,” (φρουρέω phroureō,) is rendered in 2 Corinthians 11:32, kept with a garrison; in Galatians 3:23, and here, kept; in Philippians 4:7, shall keep. It does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. It means to keep, as in a garrison or fortress; or as with a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:5

1 Peter 1:5. Who are kept Who, though now surrounded with many apparent dangers, are not left defenceless, but are guarded, kept as in a garrison, as the word φρουρουμενους signifies; by the power of God Which worketh all in all; or secured from all real harm, under the observation of his all-seeing eye, and the protection of his almighty hand; through faith Through the continued exercise of that faith, by which alone salvation is both received and retained. The clause is very... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:5

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:5

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