1 Peter 3:22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 3:21-22

Noah's salvation in the ark upon the water prefigured the salvation of all good Christians in the church by baptism; that temporal salvation by the ark was a type, the antitype whereunto is the eternal salvation of believers by baptism, to prevent mistakes about which the apostle, I. Declares what he means by saving baptism; not the outward ceremony of washing with water, which, in itself, does no more than put away the filth of the flesh, but it is that baptism wherein there is a faithful... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 3:17-22

3:17-22;4:1-6 For it is better to suffer for doing right, if that should be the will of God, than to suffer for doing wrong. For Christ also died once and for all for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but he was raised to life in the Spirit, in which also he went and preached to the spirits who are in prison, the spirits who were once upon a time disobedient, in the time when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah, while... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:22

Who is gone into heaven ,.... After he had been risen forty days, where he is received, and will remain, until the restitution of all things; and where he appears in the presence of God for his people, and ever lives to make intercession for them; and is entered as their forerunner, and is preparing mansions of glory for them; and will come again, and take them to himself, to be for ever with him, and from hence they expect him: and is on the right hand of God ; where Stephen saw him;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:22

Who is gone into heaven - Having given the fullest proof of his resurrection from the dead, and of his having accomplished the end for which he came into the world. On the right hand of God - In the place of the highest dignity, honor, and influence. The Vulgate, one copy of the Itala, Augustine, Fulgentius, Cassiodorus, and Bede, have the following remarkable addition after the above words: Deglutiens mortem, ut vitae aeternae haeredes efficeremur . "Having abolished (swallowed... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:22

Verse 22 22Who is on the right hand of God. He recommends to us the ascension of Christ unto heaven, lest our eyes should seek him in the world; and this belongs especially to faith. He commends to our notice his session on the Father’s right hand, lest we should doubt his power to save us. And what his sitting at the right hand of the Father means, we have elsewhere explained, that is, that Christ exercises supreme power everywhere as God’s representative. And an explanation of this is what... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 3:1-22

The subject of this section is the necessity for a life becoming the Christian name; this is applied to Christian citizens and to Christian servants, and, here, to Christian wives. The reason for the conspicuous place here assigned to wives is obvious. The writer is addressing Churches in pagan countries, many of whose members were wives of heathen husbands. What were these to do? were they to continue in that relationship, or did their Christianity sever the marriage bond? That question... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 3:22

Who is gone into heaven . The word here rendered "gone" is that used in 1 Peter 3:19 , "he went and preached ( πορευθείς )" (comp. Ephesians 4:9 , "Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?"). And is on the right hand of God (comp. Psalms 110:1 ; Romans 8:34 ; Colossians 3:1 ; Ephesians 1:20 ; Hebrews 1:3 ). It is better to suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing, for he who is the signal Example, who suffered,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 3:22

Who is gone into heaven - See the notes at Acts 1:9.And is on the right hand of God - See the notes at Mark 16:19.Angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him - See the notes at Ephesians 1:20-21. The reason why the apostle here adverts to the fact that the Lord Jesus is raised up to the right hand of God, and is so honored in heaven, seems to have been to encourage those to whom he wrote to persevere in the service of God, though they were persecuted. The Lord Jesus was in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 3:21-22

1 Peter 3:21-22. The like figure whereunto Αντιτυπον , the antitype whereof, that is, the thing which corresponds, not with the water, but with the ark; even baptism doth now save us Or is the instrument of our safety and preservation, from the guilt, power, and consequences of sin, which overwhelms the world as a flood. Not the putting away the filth of the flesh As if he had said, By baptism I do not mean merely or chiefly the sprinkling or washing the body with water from its... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:13-22

3:13-4:19 SUFFERING FOR CHRIST’S SAKEExample of Christ (3:13-22)Persecution cannot really harm those who are eager to please God, because with such people persecution always results in greater spiritual blessing (13). Because they love what is right they may be persecuted by those who love what is wrong, but to suffer for such a reason is a cause for joy, not sorrow. If people are devoted to Christ and are always ready to give others an explanation for their devotion, they will not fear their... read more

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