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

20those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood. 21And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 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.

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 16:19When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
• Acts 1:11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
• Acts 2:34For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
• Acts 3:21For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets.
• Hebrews 6:20Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.
• Hebrews 8:1Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven.
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”
• Matthew 22:44‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’
• Mark 12:36For David himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’
• Luke 20:42For David himself wrote in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
• Romans 8:34Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.
• Ephesians 1:20that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
• Colossians 3:1Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
• Hebrews 1:3The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
• Hebrews 10:12But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.

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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• Adorning
• Chaste
• Contrariwise
• Ornament
• Pitiful
• Quiet
• 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