1 Peter 1:4

1 Peter 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
• New International Version (NIV)and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,
• English Standard Version (ESV)to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

Context of 1 Peter 1:4

2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Ruach for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Yeshua the Messiah: May grace and shalom be multiplied to you. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah! In His great mercy He caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua from the dead. An incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance has been reserved in heaven for you. 5By trusting, you are being protected by God’s power for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6You rejoice in this greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials.

1 Peter 1:4 word by word

εἰς κληρονομίαν ἄφθαρτον καὶ ἀμίαντον καὶ ἀμάραντον τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς εἰς ὑμᾶςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• an inheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomia · inheritanceG2817
• incorruptibleἄφθαρτοςaphthartos · incorruptibleG862
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• undefiledἀμίαντοςamiantos · pureG283
• that fadeth not awayἀμάραντοςamarantos · unfadingG263
• reservedτηρέωtēreō · to keep: protectG5083
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:4

• 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but give a blessing instead—it is for this reason you were called, so that you might inherit a blessing.
• Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Acts 20:32“Now I commit you to God and the word of His grace, which is strong to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who have been made holy.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes—so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive release from sins as well as a place among those who are made holy through trusting in Me.’
• Galatians 3:18For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise. But God has graciously given it to Abraham by means of a promise.
• Ephesians 1:11In Him we also were chosen, predestined according to His plan. He keeps working out all things according to the purpose of His will—
• Colossians 1:12we give thanks to the Father, who qualified you to share in the inheritance of the kedoshim in the light.
• Hebrews 9:15For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that those called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—since a death has taken place that redeems them from violations under the first covenant.
• 1 Corinthians 9:25Every competitor exercises self-control in all respects. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we do it to receive an imperishable one.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last shofar. For the shofar will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
• Revelation 21:27And nothing unholy shall ever enter it, nor anyone doing what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Book of Life.
• 1 Peter 5:4When the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
• Isaiah 40:7The grass withers, the flower fades. For the breath of Adonai blows on it. Surely the people are grass.
• Ezekiel 47:12On the river, on its bank, on this side and that side, will grow every kind of tree for food. Its leaf will not wither; its fruit will not fail; it will bear new fruit every month, because its water flows out from the Sanctuary. Its fruit will be for food and its leaf will be for healing.”
• James 1:11For the sun arises with a scorching heat and withers the grass, and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed. So also the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
• Psalms 31:19Let the lying lips be mute. For they speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4To an inheritance - Called an inheritance because it belongs to the children of God. Eternal life cannot be a gift to any but these; for, even in heaven, the lot is dealt out according to law: if children, then heirs; if not children, then not heirs. Incorruptible - · It has no principles of dissolution or decay in it; and, therefore, must be totally different from this earth. Undefiled - · Nothing impure can enter it; it not only has no principles or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4To an inheritance - Through the resurrection of the Lord Jesus we now cherish the hope of that future inheritance in heaven. On the word inheritance, see the Acts 20:32 note; Ephesians 1:11, Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 1:18 notes; Colossians 1:12 note. Christians are regarded as the adopted children of God, and heaven is spoken of as their inheritance - as what their Father will bestow on them as the proof of his love. Incorruptible - It will not fade away…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The language of inheritance often refers to what God has promised his people. It originally applied to the land of Israel (see Deuteronomy 3:28). Later, inheritance came to mean the people of God and God's presence with them (see Psalm 33:12; Ezekiel 44:28). In the New Testament, the inheritance is the spiritual benefits and eternal salvation that God promises to his people (see Ephesians 1:11; Hebrews 9:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. To an inheritance--the object of our "hope" (1Pe 1:3), which is therefore not a dead, but a "living" hope. The inheritance is the believer's already by title, being actually assigned to him; the entrance on its possession is future, and hoped for as a certainty. Being "begotten again" as a "son," he is an "heir," as earthly fathers beget children who shall inherit their goods. The inheritance is "salvation" (1Pe 1:5, 9); "the grace to be brought at the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:4

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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