New Living Translation
1 Peter 4:19
19So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
1 Peter 4:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
- New International Version (NIV)So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
Context of 1 Peter 4:19
17For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News? 18And also, “If the righteous are barely saved, what will happen to godless sinners?” So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
Read all of 1 Peter 41 Peter 4:19 word by word
ὥστε καὶ οἱ πάσχοντες κατὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ πιστῷ κτίστῃ παρατιθέσθωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ἐν ἀγαθοποιΐᾳ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- ·καίkai · andG2532
- Whereforeὥστεhōste · soG5620
- let them that sufferπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
- according toκατάkata · according toG2596
- the willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- commit the keepingπαρατίθημιparatithēmi · to set beforeG3908
- of theirἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- soulsψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- well doingἀγαθοποιΐαagathopoiia · doing goodG16
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- unto a faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
- Creatorκτίστηςktistēs · creatorG2939
Cross-references for 1 Peter 4:19
- 1 Peter 4:12Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
- 1 Peter 3:17Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!
- Acts 21:11He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit declares, ‘So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.’”
- Psalms 31:5I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, Lord, for you are a faithful God.
- Psalms 37:5Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
- Luke 23:46Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.
- Acts 7:59As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
- 2 Timothy 1:12That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.
- 1 Peter 2:15It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.
- Esther 4:16“Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.”
- Jeremiah 26:11The priests and prophets presented their accusations to the officials and the people. “This man should die!” they said. “You have heard with your own ears what a traitor he is, for he has prophesied against this city.”
- Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you.
- Daniel 6:10But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
- Romans 2:7He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
- Psalms 138:8The Lord will work out his plans for my life— for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.
- Psalms 146:5But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Commentaries on 1 Peter 4:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Suffer according to the will of God - A man suffers according to the will of God who suffers for righteousness' sake; and who, being reviled, reviles not again. Commit the keeping of their souls - Place their lives confidently in his hand, who, being their Creator, will also be their preserver, and keep that safely which is committed to his trust. God is here represented as faithful, because he will always fulfill his promises, and withhold no good thing…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Wherefore, let them that suffer according to the will of God - That is, who endure the kind of sufferings that he, by his providence, shall appoint. Compare 1 Peter 3:17; 1 Peter 4:15-16. Commit the keeping of their souls - to him. Since there is so much danger; since there is no one else that can keep them; and since he is a Being so faithful, let them commit all their interests to him. Compare Psalm 37:5. The word “souls” here ( ̀ psuchas) is equivalent…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 By patience and fortitude in suffering, by dependence on the promises of God, and keeping to the word the Holy Spirit hath revealed, the Holy Spirit is glorified; but by the contempt and reproaches cast upon believers, he is evil spoken of, and is blasphemed. One would think such cautions as these were needless to Christians. But their enemies falsely charged them with foul crimes. And even the best of men need to be warned against the worst…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-19Peter gives Christians one final instruction about how to face the trials that will surely come.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. General conclusion from 1Pe 4:17, 18. Seeing that the godly know that their sufferings are by God's will, to chasten them that they may not perish with the world, they have good reason to trust God cheerfully amidst sufferings, persevering in well-doing. let them--Greek, "let them also," "let even them," as well as those not suffering. Not only under ordinary circumstances, but also in time of suffering, let believers commit. (Compare Note, see on 1Pe…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 4
- 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
- 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
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