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 by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ. 20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake. Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 22You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart. 23You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, 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

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 5:24“I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.
• John 12:44But Jesus shouted out, “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,
• John 14:6Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Hebrews 6:1Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,
• Hebrews 7:25So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
• Acts 2:24But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.
• Acts 3:15You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact 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, this man stands before you healthy.
• 1 Peter 1:11They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory.
• 1 Peter 3:22who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
• Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
• John 3:34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.
• John 5:22Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
• John 13:31When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
• John 17:1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you –
• Acts 2:33So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what 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

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• Faith
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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