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 Living Translation (NLT)Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.

Context of 1 Peter 1:21

19but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 20He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you 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. 22Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

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“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
• John 12:44Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.
• John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Hebrews 6:1Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
• Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
• Acts 2:24whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
• Acts 3:15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
• Acts 4:10let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.
• 1 Peter 1:11searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
• 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
• Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
• John 3:34For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
• John 5:22For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,
• John 13:31So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
• John 17:1Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,
• Acts 2:33Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now 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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• Jesus Continued
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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