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1 Peter 1:21
21Yes, it is because of Christ that you now believe in God. God raised Christ, so that he became alive again after his death. He did that to show everyone that Christ is great. That is why you believe in God. You trust him that he will do good things for you.
1 Peter 1:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
- New International Version (NIV)Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
Context of 1 Peter 1:21
19Instead, he bought you with the very valuable blood of Christ, who died as a sacrifice for our sins. He died like a lamb that is completely good and has nothing wrong with it. 20Before the world began, God had already chosen Christ. But now, during these last days of the world, God has shown Christ to people. God did that so that he could help you. Yes, it is because of Christ that you now believe in God. God raised Christ, so that he became alive again after his death. He did that to show everyone that Christ is great. That is why you believe in God. You trust him that he will do good things for you. 22You have obeyed God's true message. As a result, you have become clean inside, and now you can really love other believers. So continue to love each other very well, with honest thoughts. 23You now have a new life! It is not like a human life that quickly comes to an end. It is a new life that will never spoil. You received it because you believed God's message. That message continues for ever and it does not change.
Read all of 1 Peter 11 Peter 1:21 word by word
τοὺς δι᾽ αὐτοῦ πιστοὺς εἰς θεόν, τὸν ἐγείραντα αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ δόξαν αὐτῷ δόντα, ὥστε τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν καὶ ἐλπίδα εἶναι εἰς θεόν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- do believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- inεἰςeis · towardG1519
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
- thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
- yourσύsu · youG4771
- faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
- might beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:21
- John 5:24I tell you this: Everyone who hears my message should believe in the Father who sent me. If they believe in me, they will have life for ever with God. God will not say that they are guilty. They are no longer under the power of death. Instead, they have life with God.
- John 12:44Jesus said in a loud voice, ‘Anyone who believes in me does not believe only in me. That person believes also in the one who sent me.
- John 14:6Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am the truth. I am the life. Nobody comes to the Father except by me.
- Hebrews 6:1So we must go on from the first lessons that we learned about Christ. We must grow as believers so that we understand more and more. We should not go back to those first lessons again and again. We already know that we must turn away from wrong things that lead to death. We know that we must trust God.
- Hebrews 7:25Jesus is always alive and he asks God to help his people. So he can completely save everyone who believes in him. He will lead them to God.
- Acts 2:24But after his death, God caused him to become alive again. God saved Jesus from the power of death. It was impossible for death to keep hold of him.
- Acts 3:15But Jesus is the person who leads people to true life. When you refused him, it meant that you killed him. But God made him alive again and raised him up from death. We ourselves saw him alive after he had died and we are telling you about it.
- Acts 4:10Now I need to tell you and all the people of Israel what is true. Then you will know how this happened. This man is standing here in front of you and he is well. His legs are strong because of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and his authority. You fixed Jesus to a cross so that he died. But after that, God caused him to become alive again.
- 1 Peter 1:11They wanted to know when God's special Messiah would come and who he would be. Christ's Spirit showed those prophets that the Messiah would receive much trouble and pain. After that, God would show how great the Messiah is.
- 1 Peter 3:22After that, Jesus went into heaven. Now he is sitting at God's right side. He rules over angels and over everything that has authority and power.
- Matthew 28:18Jesus went near to them and he said to them, ‘God has given me authority over everyone and everything. I have all authority in heaven and in this world.
- John 3:34The one that God has sent speaks God's words. God has given his Spirit to fill that person completely.
- John 5:22More than that, the Father does not judge anyone. He has given authority to the Son, so that the Son will judge all people.
- John 13:31When Judas had left, Jesus said, ‘Now people will see how great the Son of Man is. Because of him, they will also see how great God is.
- John 17:1After Jesus said this, he looked up to heaven. He said, ‘Father, the time has now arrived. Show everyone how great your Son is. So then I, the Son, can show how great you are.
- Acts 2:33God took Jesus back up to heaven. He caused Jesus to sit at his right side, the place of great honour. Jesus received the Holy Spirit from his Father God, so that he could give the Spirit to us. This is what God had promised to do. God has poured his Holy Spirit on us. Now you are seeing and hearing the result of this.
Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Who by him do believe in God - This is supposed to refer to the Gentiles, who never knew the true God till they heard the preaching of the Gospel: the Jews had known him long before, but the Gentiles had every thing to learn when the first preachers of the Gospel arrived amongst them. Gave him glory - Raised him to his right hand, where, as a Prince and a Savior, he gives repentance and remission of sins. That your faith - In the fulfillment of all his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Who by him do believe in God - Faith is sometimes represented particularly as exercised in God, and sometimes in Christ. It is always a characteristic of true religion that a man has faith in God. Compare the notes at Mark 11:22. That raised him up from the dead - See the Acts 2:24; Acts 3:15, Acts 3:26; Acts 4:10; Acts 5:30; Acts 13:30 notes; Romans 4:24; Romans 6:4 notes; 1 Corinthians 15:15 note. And gave him glory - By exalting him at his own right…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Holy confidence in God as a Father, and awful fear of him as a Judge, agree together; and to regard God always as a Judge, makes him dear to us as a Father. If believers do evil, God will visit them with corrections. Then, let Christians not doubt God's faithfulness to his promises, nor give way to enslaving dread of his wrath, but let them reverence his holiness. The fearless professor is defenceless, and Satan takes him captive at his will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-21New birth and the hope of salvation call Christians to live as God’s people. They must turn away from the values of the world and follow the holiness of God, who redeemed them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. by him--Compare "the faith which is by Him," Ac 3:16. Through Christ: His Spirit, obtained for us in His resurrection and ascension, enabling us to believe. This verse excludes all who do not "by Him believe in God," and includes all of every age and clime that do. Literally, "are believers in God." "To believe IN (Greek, 'eis') God" expresses an internal trust: "by believing to love God, going INTO Him, and cleaving to Him, incorporated into His…Read the comment
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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
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