1 Peter 4:8-10 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 4:7-11

We have here an awful position or doctrine, and an inference drawn from it. The position is that the end of all things is at hand. The miserable destruction of the Jewish church and nation foretold by our Saviour is now very near; consequently, the time of their persecution and your sufferings is but very short. Your own life and that of your enemies will soon come to their utmost period. Nay, the world itself will not continue very long. The conflagration will put an end to it; and all things... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 4:9-10

4:9-10 Be hospitable to one another and never grudge it. As each has received a gift from God, so let all use such gifts in the service of one another, like good stewards of the grace of God. Peter's mind is dominated in this section by the conviction that the end of all things is near. It is of the greatest interest and significance to note that he does not use that conviction to urge men to withdraw from the world and to enter on a kind of private campaign to save their own souls; he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 4:8

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves ,.... Not but that charity, or love, is to be exercised towards all men, even towards enemies, but more especially towards the saints, and that under such a consideration in which it cannot be exercised towards others; namely, as their brethren in Christ, and as belonging to him, as the children of God, as redeemed by Christ, and sanctified by the Spirit; and these not only such as are of the same nation, and belong to the same... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 4:9

Use hospitality ,.... Or, "be lovers of strangers", as the phrase may be rendered, and as it is in the Syriac version; that is, such as are of a distant country, or come from afar, and are unknown by face, especially good men, that are obliged to remove from their native country for the sake of religion, or by one providence or another; and these are to be loved: and love is to be shown them, both negatively, by not vexing them, and making them uneasy in body or mind; by not oppressing them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 4:10

As every man hath received the gift ,.... That is, from God, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions add. This is a general rule laid down by the apostle, according to which, distribution of every kind, whether in things temporal or spiritual, is to be made, even according to the nature, quality, and quantity of the gift received: the greatest gift God bestows on men, next to himself, Son, and Spirit, and received by them in this life, is special grace; which God gives of his sovereign will and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:8

Have fervent charity - Αγαπην εκτενη· Intense love; for love shall cover a multitude of sins. A loving disposition leads us to pass by the faults of others, to forgive offenses against ourselves, and to excuse and lessen, as far as is consistent with truth, the transgressions of men. It does not mean that our love to others will induce God to pardon our offenses. See the note on James 5:20 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:9

Use hospitality - Be ever ready to divide your bread with the hungry, and to succor the stranger. See on Hebrews 13:2 ; (note). Without grudging - Ανευ γογγυσμων· Without grumblings. Do nothing merely because it is commanded, but do it from love to God and man; then it will be without grumbling. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:10

Hath received the gift - Χαρισμα· A gift; any blessing of providence or grace. I cannot think that the word means here the Holy Ghost, or any of his supernatural gifts or influences; it may include those, but it signifies any thing given by the mere mercy and bounty of God: but perhaps in this place it may signify some or any office in the Church; and this sense, indeed, the connection seems to require. Stewards of the manifold grace - Whatever gifts or endowments any man may possess,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:8

Verse 8 8And above all things He commends charity or love as the first thing, for it is the bond of perfection. And he bids it to be fervent, or intense, or vehement, which is the same thing; for whosoever is immoderately fervent in self-love, loves others coldly. And he commends it on account of its fruit, because it buries innumerable sins, than which nothing is more desirable. But the sentence is taken from Solomon, whose words are found in Proverbs 10:12, “Hatred discovers reproaches, but... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:9

Verse 9 9Use hospitality, or, Be hospitable. After having generally exhorted them to love one another, he specially mentions one of the duties of love. At that time hospitality was commonly used, and it was deemed in a manner a sacred kind of humanity, as we have stated elsewhere. He then bids them mutually to exercise it, so that no one might require more from others than what he himself was prepared to render. He adds, without murmurings, for it is a rare example that one spends himself and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 4:7-11

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 4:9-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 4:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 4:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 4:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:9

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