1 Peter 1:4

1 Peter 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
• New International Version (NIV)and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,
• English Standard Version (ESV)to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

Context of 1 Peter 1:4

2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient and to be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. 5You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials

1 Peter 1:4 word by word

εἰς κληρονομίαν ἄφθαρτον καὶ ἀμίαντον καὶ ἀμάραντον τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς εἰς ὑμᾶςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• an inheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomia · inheritanceG2817
• incorruptibleἄφθαρτοςaphthartos · incorruptibleG862
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• undefiledἀμίαντοςamiantos · pureG283
• that fadeth not awayἀμάραντοςamarantos · unfadingG263
• reservedτηρέωtēreō · to keep: protectG5083
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:4

• 1 Peter 3:9not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.
• Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Acts 20:32“And now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
• Galatians 3:18For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise; but God has graciously given it to Abraham through the promise.
• Ephesians 1:11In him we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,
• Colossians 1:12giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.
• Hebrews 9:15Therefore, he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
• 1 Corinthians 9:25Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable crown.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
• Revelation 21:27Nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
• Isaiah 40:7The grass withers, the flowers fade when the breath of the Lord blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
• Ezekiel 47:12All kinds of trees providing food will grow along both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fresh fruit because the water comes from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be used for eating and their leaves for healing.”
• James 1:11For the sun rises and, together with the scorching wind, dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance perishes. In the same way, the rich person will wither away while pursuing his activities.
• Psalms 31:19How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you. In the presence of everyone you have acted for those who take refuge in you.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4To 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 - · It has no principles of dissolution or decay in it; and, therefore, must be totally different from this earth. Undefiled - · Nothing impure can enter it; it not only has no principles or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4To an inheritance - Through the resurrection of the Lord Jesus we now cherish the hope of that future inheritance in heaven. On the word inheritance, see the Acts 20:32 note; Ephesians 1:11, Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 1:18 notes; Colossians 1:12 note. Christians are regarded as the adopted children of God, and heaven is spoken of as their inheritance - as what their Father will bestow on them as the proof of his love. Incorruptible - It will not fade away…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The language of inheritance often refers to what God has promised his people. It originally applied to the land of Israel (see Deuteronomy 3:28). Later, inheritance came to mean the people of God and God's presence with them (see Psalm 33:12; Ezekiel 44:28). In the New Testament, the inheritance is the spiritual benefits and eternal salvation that God promises to his people (see Ephesians 1:11; Hebrews 9:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. To an inheritance--the object of our "hope" (1Pe 1:3), which is therefore not a dead, but a "living" hope. The inheritance is the believer's already by title, being actually assigned to him; the entrance on its possession is future, and hoped for as a certainty. Being "begotten again" as a "son," he is an "heir," as earthly fathers beget children who shall inherit their goods. The inheritance is "salvation" (1Pe 1:5, 9); "the grace to be brought at the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:4

• Heaven
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

• 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
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings