1 Peter 3:22

1 Peter 3:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

Context of 1 Peter 3:22

20after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water. 21And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you – not the washing off of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

1 Peter 3:22 word by word

ὅς ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ πορευθεὶς εἰς οὐρανόν, ὑποταγέντων αὐτῷ ἀγγέλων καὶ ἐξουσιῶν καὶ δυνάμεων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• is goneπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• and isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• of Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• authoritiesἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• powersδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• being made subjectὑποτάσσωhupotassō · to subjectG5293
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for 1 Peter 3:22

• Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Acts 1:11and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”
• Acts 2:34For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand
• Acts 3:21This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.
• Hebrews 6:20where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
• Hebrews 8:1Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation of the true sanctuary – but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.
• Psalms 110:1Here is the Lord’s proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”
• Matthew 22:44‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
• Mark 12:36David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’
• Luke 20:42For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand,
• Romans 8:34Who is the one who will condemn? Christ is the one who died (and more than that, he was raised), who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.
• Ephesians 1:20This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms
• Colossians 3:1Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
• Hebrews 10:12But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God,

Commentaries on 1 Peter 3:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Who is gone into heaven - Having given the fullest proof of his resurrection from the dead, and of his having accomplished the end for which he came into the world. On the right hand of God - In the place of the highest dignity, honor, and influence. The Vulgate, one copy of the Itala, Augustine, Fulgentius, Cassiodorus, and Bede, have the following remarkable addition after the above words: Deglutiens mortem, ut vitae aeternae haeredes efficeremur…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Who is gone into heaven - See the notes at Acts 1:9. And is on the right hand of God - See the notes at Mark 16:19. Angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him - See the notes at Ephesians 1:20-21. The reason why the apostle here adverts to the fact that the Lord Jesus is raised up to the right hand of God, and is so honored in heaven, seems to have been to encourage those to whom he wrote to persevere in the service of God, though they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 We sanctify God before others, when our conduct invites and encourages them to glorify and honour him. What was the ground and reason of their hope? We should be able to defend our religion with meekness, in the fear of God. There is no room for any other fears where this great fear is; it disturbs not. The conscience is good, when it does its office well. That person is in a sad condition on whom sin and suffering meet: sin makes suffering…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22All the angels, authorities, and powers accept his authority: In the ancient world, many people believed that spiritual beings had a direct effect on life on earth. Christians needed to remember that Christ has already won his victory over these spiritual powers. This means that we do not need to fear anything in the spiritual world (compare 3:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. (Psa 110:1; Ro 8:34, 38; 1Co 15:24; Ep 1:21; 3:10; Col 1:16; 2:10-15). The fruit of His patience in His voluntary endured and undeserved sufferings: a pattern to us, 1Pe 3:17, 18. gone--(Lu 24:51). Proving against rationalists an actual material ascension. Literally, "is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven." The oldest manuscripts of the Vulgate and the Latin Fathers, add what expresses the benefit to us of Christ's sitting on God's…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 3:22

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus Continued
• Power

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• Chaste
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• Ornament
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• Railing
• Reason

Commentaries on 1 Peter 3

• 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
• 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