1 Peter 1:21

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

19but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. 20For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you 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. 22Since you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from the heart, 23for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

1 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

• who throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• believersπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• in Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• who raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• Him from the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• Him gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• soὥστεhōste · soG5620
• your faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:21

• John 5:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
• John 12:44Now Jesus cried out and said, “The one who believes in Me, does not believe only in Me, but also in Him who sent Me.
• John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Hebrews 6:1Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
• Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is also able to save forever those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
• Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.
• Acts 3:15but put to death the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.
• Acts 4:10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by this name this man stands here before you in good health.
• 1 Peter 1:11seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
• 1 Peter 3:22who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.
• Matthew 28:18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
• John 3:34For He whom God sent speaks the words of God; for He does not give the Spirit sparingly.
• John 5:22For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,
• John 13:31Therefore when he had left, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;
• John 17:1Jesus spoke these things; and raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You,
• Acts 2:33Therefore, since He has been exalted at the right hand of God, and has received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has poured out this which you both see and hear.

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

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:21

• Faith
• Hope
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ

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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