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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.

Context of 1 Peter 3:22

20to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission 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 he sat at the right hand of God.
• Acts 1:11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
• Acts 2:34For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand
• Acts 3:21Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.
• Hebrews 6:20where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
• Hebrews 8:1Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, 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 human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
• 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, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.” ’
• Luke 20:42David himself declares in the Book of Psalms: “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand
• Romans 8:34Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
• Ephesians 1:20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
• Colossians 3:1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
• Hebrews 10:12But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, 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

In the dictionaries

• God
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• Quiet
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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