1 Peter 1:1-12 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:7

That the trial of your faith ,.... This is the principal end which God has in afflictive providences, to try the faith of his people; so the faith of Abraham, Job, Habakkuk, and others, have been tried: being much more precious than of gold that perisheth : the grace of faith is much more precious than gold; since that perisheth by using, but faith does not; and since it is so valuable as not to be obtained by it; and since those that have it, though poor in this world, are rich, and... read more

John Gill

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

Whom having not seen, ye love ,.... That is, Jesus Christ, whom they had never seen with their bodily eyes, being Jews, who dwelt not in Judea, when Christ was upon earth, but were scattered about in several parts of the Gentile world; and yet Christ being made known to them, through the preaching of the Gospel, they received and embraced him, and their affections were strongly set upon him: they loved him because of his excellencies and perfections, because of the loveliness of his person,... read more

John Gill

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

Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Which is a just and sufficient ground of joy and rejoicing. "Salvation" intends spiritual and eternal salvation; that which God appointed his people to from all eternity, which is obtained by Christ, applied by the Spirit, and will be fully enjoyed in heaven: this is the salvation "of souls": which are of more worth than a world; and the redemption of which is precious, and requires a great price, and for which a great price... read more

John Gill

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

Of which salvation the prophets have inquired ,.... They greatly desired the coming of the Saviour, and to see him; they longed after the salvation to be accomplished by him, and expressed their wishes for him, and that; and inquired into the nature of it, and gave an account thereof, according to the measure of light and knowledge communicated to them; they pointed out Christ as a Redeemer of his people, and his salvation as spiritual and eternal: and searched diligently ; in the use of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:11

Searching what, or what manner of time ,.... The prophets made a very diligent inquiry into the exact time when Christ should come to work out the salvation of his people; to whom it was made known that his coming should be before the sceptre, or tribe of Judah, and all civil government in it, ceased; and before the second temple was destroyed, into which the Messiah, the messenger of the covenant, was to come, as the Lord and proprietor of it; and that it should be seventy weeks, or 490... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:12

Unto whom it was revealed ,.... The salvation they searched and inquired into, and the grace of it; the time of its being wrought out, and what sort of times they would be when Christ should come, both to the church, and to the world, among Jews and Gentiles; as also what cruel sufferings the Messiah should undergo, and what great glory should be put upon him afterwards: that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister . The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, read "unto... read more

Adam Clarke

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

Peter, an apostle - Simon Peter, called also Kephas: he was a fisherman, son of Jonah, brother of Andrew, and born at Bethsaida; and one of the first disciples of our Lord. See the preface. The strangers scattered throughout - Jews first, who had believed the Gospel in the different countries here specified; and converted Gentiles also. Though the word strangers may refer to all truly religious people, see Genesis 47:9 ; Psalm 39:12 , in the Septuagint, and Hebrews 11:13 , yet the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:2

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God - If the apostle had directed his letter to persons elected to eternal life, no one, as Drs. Lardner and Macknight properly argue, could have received such a letter, because no one could have been sure of his election in this way till he had arrived in heaven. But the persons to whom the apostle wrote were all, with propriety, said to be elect according to the foreknowledge of God; because, agreeably to the original purpose of God, discovered in... read more

Adam Clarke

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

Blessed be the God and Father - Ευλογητος ὁ Θεος και Πατηρ· Blessed be God even the Father, or blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The και , and, is omitted by the Syriac, Erpen's Arabic, and the Ethiopic. But if we translate και , even, a meaning which it frequently has in the New Testament, then we have a very good sense: Let that God have praise who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and who deserves the praise of every human being for his infinite mercy to... read more

Adam Clarke

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

To an inheritance - Called an inheritance because it belongs to the children of God. Eternal life cannot be a gift to any but these; for, even in heaven, the lot is dealt out according to law: if children, then heirs; if not children, then not heirs. Incorruptible - Αφθαρτον· It has no principles of dissolution or decay in it; and, therefore, must be totally different from this earth. Undefiled - Αμιαντον· Nothing impure can enter it; it not only has no principles or seeds of... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:7

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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:12

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:2

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

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

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