Tree of Life Version
1 Peter 4:6
6For this was the reason the Good News was proclaimed even to those now dead, so that though they are judged in the flesh before humans, they might live in the Ruach before God.
1 Peter 4:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
- New International Version (NIV)For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Context of 1 Peter 4:6
4They are surprised that you do not run with them into the same riot of recklessness, and they vilify you. 5But they will have to give an account to the One who stands ready to judge the living and the dead. For this was the reason the Good News was proclaimed even to those now dead, so that though they are judged in the flesh before humans, they might live in the Ruach before God. 7Now the end of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for prayer. 8Above all, keep your love for one another constant, for “love covers a multitude of sins.”
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εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ νεκροῖς εὐηγγελίσθη, ἵνα κριθῶσιν μὲν κατὰ ἀνθρώπους σαρκί, ζῶσιν δὲ κατὰ θεὸν πνεύματι.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- forεἰςeis · towardG1519
- this causeοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- was the gospel preachedεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- to them that are deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- they might be judgedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
- according toκατάkata · according toG2596
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- in the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- butδέde · thenG1161
- liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- in the spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
Cross-references for 1 Peter 4:6
- 1 Peter 3:19Through the Ruach He also went and preached to the spirits in prison.
- John 5:25Amen, amen I tell you, an hour is coming and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of Ben-Elohim. Those who hear will live!
- 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Messiah suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same attitude. For the one who has suffered in the flesh is finished with sin.
- Matthew 24:9“Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of My name.
- Romans 8:9However, you are not in the flesh but in the Ruach—if indeed the Ruach Elohim dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Ruach of Messiah, he does not belong to Him.
- 1 Corinthians 11:31For if we were judging ourselves thoroughly, we wouldn’t be coming under judgment.
- Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Galatians 2:19For through law I died to law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Messiah;
- Galatians 5:25If we live by the Ruach, let us also walk by the Ruach.
- Ephesians 2:3We too all lived among them in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind. By nature we were children of wrath, just like the others.
- Revelation 14:18Then another angel—the one who has authority over fire—came out from the altar; and he called out with a loud voice to the one holding the sharp sickle, saying, “Put in your sickle and gather the grape clusters from the vineyard of the earth, because her grapes are ripe.”
Commentaries on 1 Peter 4:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Was the Gospel preached also to them that are dead - This is a most difficult verse; the best translations I have seen of it are the following: - "For this indeed was the effect of the preaching of the Gospel to the dead, (the unconverted Gentiles), that some will be punished as carnal men; but others, (those converted to Christianity), lead a spiritual life unto God." - Wakefield. "For this purpose hath the Gospel been preached even to the dead, (i.e…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For, for this cause - The expression, “For, for this cause,” refers to an end to be reached, or an object to be gained, or a reason why anything referred to is done. The end or reason why the thing referred to here, to wit, that “the gospel was preached to the dead,” was done, is stated in the subsequent part of the verse to have been “that they might be judged,” etc. It was with reference to this, or in order that this might be, that the gospel was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Peter refers to people who are now dead but heard the good news about Jesus when they were alive. He is not teaching that people have a chance to repent after death. If these people responded with faith when they heard the message, they can trust God. Even though they had to die like all people, they will live forever with God in the Spirit.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. For--giving the reason for 1Pe 4:5, "judge the dead." gospel preached also to ... dead--as well as to them now living, and to them that shall be found alive at the coming of the Judge. "Dead" must be taken in the same literal sense as in 1Pe 4:5, which refutes the explanation "dead" in sins. Moreover, the absence of the Greek article does not necessarily restrict the sense of "dead" to particular dead persons, for there is no Greek article in 1Pe 4:5…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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