1 Peter 1:3-6 NIV

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

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:6

Wherein ye greatly rejoice - Some refer wherein, εν ᾡ , to the salvation mentioned above; others, to the last time, καιρῳ εσχατῳ , in 1 Peter 1:5 ; others think that it applies to the being kept by the power of God through faith; and others, that it refers to all the preceding advantages and privileges. It was in the present salvation of God that they rejoiced or gloried, though not without having an eye to the great recompense of reward. Though now for a season - Ολιγον αρτι·... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 3 3Blessed be God We have said that the main object of this epistle is to raise us above the world, in order that we may be prepared and encouraged to sustain the spiritual contests of our warfare. For this end, the knowledge of God’s benefits avails much; for, when their value appears to us, all other things will be deemed worthless, especially when we consider what Christ and his blessings are; for everything without him is but dross. For this reason he highly extols the wonderful grace... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 4 4To an inheritance (8) The three words which follow are intended to amplify God’s grace; for Peter (as I have before said) had this object in view, to impress our minds thoroughly as to its excellency. Moreover, these two clauses, “to an inheritance incorruptible,” etc., and “to salvation ready to be revealed,” I deem as being in apposition, the latter being explanatory of the former; for he expresses the same thing in two ways. Every word which follows is weighty. 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:6

Verse 6 6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, or, In which ye exult. Though the termination of the Greek verb is doubtful, yet the meaning requires that we read, “ye exult,” rather than “exult ye.” In which refers to the whole that is said of the hope of salvation laid up in heaven. But he rather exhorts than praises them; for his object was to shew what fruit was to come from the hope of salvation, even spiritual joy, by which not only the bitterness of all evil might be mitigated, but also all sorrow... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-3

Here is for our consideration, as introductory and preparatory to an intelligent study of this letter, some suggestions about— I. THE GREETER . "Peter." The allusions to incidents in his life, and the checkered light thrown upon his character, which are found in this Epistle, are in harmony with what we gather from the Gospels and the Acts concerning him. For instance: 1. Jigs name . The Rock-man. What a reminiscence of the giving of that name! What it tells 2. His... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Greek word rendered "blessed" ( εὐλογητός ) is used by the New Testament writers only of God; the participle εὐλογημένος is said of men. St. Peter adopts the doxology used by St. Paul in writing to the Churches at Corinth and Ephesus ( 2 Corinthians 1:3 ; Ephesians 1:3 ), the last being one of those to which this Epistle is addressed. It is a question whether the genitive, "of our Lord Jesus Christ," depends on both... read more

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

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:6

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

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

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:3

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