Berean Standard Bible
1 Peter 4
(1 Corinthians 10:23–33)
1Therefore, sinceοὖνounG3767ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547sufferedπαθόντοςpathontosG3958in His bodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771καὶkaiG2532,arm yourselves withὁπλίσασθε,hoplisastheG3695theτὴνtēnG3588sameαὐτὴνautēnG846resolveἔννοιανennoianG1771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754anyone whoὁhoG3588has sufferedπαθὼνpathōnG3958in hisbodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561is done withπέπαυταιpepautaiG3973sinἁμαρτίας·hamartiasG266.
2ConsequentlyεἰςeisG1519,he does not live outμηκέτι βιῶσαιmēketi biōsaiG3371G980τὸtoG3588hisτὸνtonG3588remainingἐπίλοιπονepiloiponG1954timeχρόνον.chrononG5550on earthἐν σαρκὶen sarkiG1722G4561for humanἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444passionsἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939,butἀλλὰallaG235for the willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
3ForγὰρgarG1063you have spentenoughἀρκετὸςarketosG713ὁhoG3588timeχρόνοςchronosG5550in the pastπαρεληλυθὼςparelēluthōsG3928carrying outκατειργάσθαιkateirgasthaiG2716the sameτὸtoG3588desiresβούλημαboulēmaG1013as theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484:livingπεπορευμένουςpeporeumenousG4198inἐνenG1722debaucheryἀσελγείαις,aselgeiaisG766,lustἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939,drunkennessοἰνοφλυγίαις,oinophlugiaisG3632,orgiesκώμοις,kōmoisG2970,carousingπότοις,potoisG4224,andκαὶkaiG2532detestableἀθεμίτοιςathemitoisG111idolatryεἰδωλολατρίαις·eidōlolatriaisG1495.
4Because ofἐνenG1722thisᾧhōG3739,they consider it strangeξενίζονταιxenizontaiG3579of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771notμὴmēG3361to plunge withσυντρεχόντωνsuntrechontōnG4936themintoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588sameαὐτὴνautēnG846floodἀνάχυσινanachusinG401τῆςtēsG3588of reckless indiscretionἀσωτίαςasōtiasG810, andthey heap abuse on youβλασφημοῦντες,blasphēmountesG987.
6That is whyεἰς τοῦτο γὰρeis touto garG1063G1519G3778the gospel was preachedεὐηγγελίσθη,euēngelisthēG2097evenκαὶkaiG2532to those who are now deadνεκροῖςnekroisG3498,so thatἵναinaG2443they might be judgedκριθῶσινkrithōsinG2919μὲνmenG3303asκατὰkataG2596menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,butδὲdeG1161liveζῶσινzōsinG2198according toκατὰkataG2596GodθεὸνtheonG2316in the spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.
10AsὡςhōsG5613goodκαλοὶkaloiG2570stewardsοἰκονόμοιoikonomoiG3623of the manifoldποικίληςpoikilēsG4164graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316καθὼςkathōsG2531,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of you should useεἰςeisG1519whateverαὐτὸautoG846giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486he has receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983to serveδιακονοῦντεςdiakonountesG1247one anotherἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438.
11IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980, he should speakasὡςhōsG5613one conveying the words of Godλόγια θεοῦ·logia theouG2316G3051.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100servesδιακονεῖdiakoneiG1247, he should serveὡςhōsG5613withἐξexG1537thestrengthἰσχύοςischuosG2479ἧςhēsG3739ὁhoG3588Godθεός·theosG2316providesχορηγεῖchorēgeiG5524,so thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316may be glorifiedδοξάζηταιdoxazētaiG1392throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,to whomᾧhōG3739beἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588powerκράτοςkratosG2904foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςeis tous aiōnasG1519G3588G165andτῶνtōnG3588everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.
Suffering as Christians
12BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,do notμὴmēG3361be surprised atξενίζεσθεxenizestheG3579theτῇtēaG3588fieryπυρώσειpurōseiG4451πρὸςprosG4314trialπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986ὑμῖνhuminG4771that has comeγινομένῃginomenēG1096uponἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,as thoughὡςhōsG5613something strangeξένουxenouG3581were happeningσυμβαίνοντος·sumbainontosG4819to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.
13ButἀλλὰallaG235rejoiceχαίρετε,chaireteG5463thatκαθὸkathoG2526you shareκοινωνεῖτεkoinōneiteG2841in theτοῖςtoisG3588sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,so thatἵνα καὶina kaiG2443G2532you may be overjoyedχαρῆτε ἀγαλλιώμενοι.charēte agalliōmenoiG5463G21atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588revelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.
14IfεἰeiG1487you are insultedὀνειδίζεσθεoneidizestheG3679forἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, you areblessedμακάριοι·makarioiG3107,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τῆςtēsG3588of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316restsἀναπαύεταιanapauetaiG373onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.
17ForὅτιhotiG3754it isὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540forτοῦtouG3588judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917τὸtoG3588to beginG756withἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588familyοἴκουoikouG3624τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;andδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487it beginsG4412withἀφ᾽aph᾽G575usG1473,whatτίtiG5101willtheτὸtoG3588outcomeτέλοςtelosG5056befor those whoτῶνtōnG3588disobeyἀπειθούντωνapeithountōnG544theτῷtōG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳ;euangeliōG2098τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?
19So thenὥστε καὶhōste kaiG5620G2532,those whoοἱhoiG3588sufferπάσχοντεςpaschontesG3958according toκατὰkataG2596τὸtoG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307should entrustπαρατιθέσθωσανparatithesthōsanG3908theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590to their faithfulπιστῷpistōG4103CreatorκτίστῃktistēG2939and continueἐνenG1722to do goodἀγαθοποιΐᾳ.¶agathopoiiaG16.
Commentaries on 1 Peter 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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