This is so because each of the nine greek words in verse 19 can be translated in various shades of meaning, making. What does it mean that jesus christ is the cornerstone. Peter encourages them with a vision of an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesnt. Aim of 1 peter it was the common practice of early church commentaries on the bible to identify the aim of a given biblical book right from the start.
The spirits in prison the journal of biblical accuracy. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition. Read 1 peter 3 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. He went to heaven to receive his own acquired crown and glory, to finish that part of his mediatorial work which could not be done on earth. Wayne grudem provides a biblical and thoughtprovoking commentary to 1 peter. Christ also suffered 18 because christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to god. Without the resurrection of christ, we would be of all people most miserable 1 corinthians 15. Then if there are some husbands who do not believe the word, they may find themselves won over, without a word spoken, by the way their wives behave, 2 when they see the reverence and purity of your way of life. Some of them rebelled against him and were fallen from their position. We must believe in the resurrection in order to have salvation romans 10. Each of these successive readings from 1 peter speaks to the shaping of identity in the fledgling christian community. By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison. That is, our lord, by the spirit, inspired noah, and thereby constituted him a preacher of righteousness unto those who were disobedient in that age.
In the greek, v begins with and kai, which shows the connection with the preceding section. First and second peter, jude catholic commentary on. Two passages that describe his rebellion and fall are. Persecution took place both within the land of israel and among the jewish believers of the diaspora, diaspora being a technical term for jews living outside the land of israel e. The resurrection is a fundamental part of the gospel of christ 1 corinthians 15. Peter presents the ark of noahs day as the type of christs suffering on the cross.
And it is in this fourth section where our verses appear. Guy waters ponders the meaning of the difficult passages found in 1 peter 3. He explains the spirits in prison passage with precise clarity and goes back to genesis to provide a biblical understanding of what this passage means. Luthers commentary on selected bible passages gen 1. Book of 1 peter bible survey who was peter in the bible. The genuineness and canonical authority of the first epistle of peter have never been disputed. You can find the best commentary on 1 peter for you using the tools on the right side. Simon peter peter, an apostle of jesus christ, to the strangers 1 pet. The universe will submit to jesus 1 corinthians 15. Lets see these occurrences, all from the book of job. James rosscup writes that barnes includes 16 volumes on the old testament, 11 on the new testament. With this verse a new paragraphextending to 1 peter 3. After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits 1 peter 3. They were still under this judgement when peter wrote this book.
Zerrs commentary on selected books of the new testament. Peter has been called the ignorant fisherman, but no man who had spent three years in the school of jesus could be called ignorant. To the spirits in prison that is, which were in prison when st. However, there is a more specific suffering in view here. Follow desiring god on instagram follow desiring god on youtube. What does it mean that jesus and believers are living stones in 1 peter. The first epistle of peter, usually referred to simply as first peter and often written 1 peter, is a book of the new testament. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison 20 who disobeyed long ago when god waited patiently in the days of noah, while the ark was being built. Peter deals with doctrine and handles weighty subjects. This harmonizes with earlier teachings of the epistle 1 peter 1. The bible tells us that holy men of god spoke as they were moved by the holy spirit. I was particularly interested in his commentary on 1 peter 3.
The author presents himself as peter the apostle, and, following catholic tradition, the epistle has been held to have been written during his time as bishop of rome or bishop of antioch, though neither title is used in the epistle. Suffering for righteousness 18 for christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to god. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 peter 3 and more. Additional notes are available in the expanded living commentary, containing footnotes on over 23,000 of the 31,000 bible verses. The introduction material and especially her own scholarship on the roman colonization theory to explain the audience is worth the price of the book itself. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. This passage in i peter 3, particularly verses 1920, is quite difficult to translate from greek to english.
What does it mean that by his stripes we are healed. In previous verses peter was discussing christs loving care for his. It may appear singular that in this passage peter should make mention of those who were unbelieving in the days of noah, and of baptism as the antitype of the. In fairness to arnold, he does develop this motif in his discussion of 1 pet 2. What possible meaning would it have to these brethren. Christians should submit to their church leaders 1 corinthians 16. This is so because each of the nine greek words in verse 19 can be translated in various shades of meaning, making interpretation tricky. A difficult passage explained and applied 1 peter 3.
Simon kistemaker points out that the meaning of each word in verse 19 varies and he cites d. Husbands who love like christ and the wives who submit to them. So while the overall point is clear, we cannot be certain on the details. He is the author of numerous books, including what is the bible. This is probably the best midlevel commentary on 1 peter that is out today. Andrews free online bible commentary contains notes from the life for today commentaries which provides notes for about half of the verses. The book of hebrews was written from within the diaspora in order to deal with the persecution of jewish believers in the land of israel. But this would give no support to the view that the spirit of christ.
To those who are elect exiles of a the dispersion in pontus, galatia, cappadocia, asia, and bithynia, 2 according to b the foreknowledge of god the father, c in the sanctification of the spirit, for obedience to jesus christ and d for sprinkling with his blood may e grace and f peace be multiplied to you born again to a living hope. This book includes a number of references to trials, harsh treatment, and suffering that recipients of this letter are experiencing 1. Citizens should submit to government authority romans. The book is largely undisputed in authorship or canonicity. After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits. By which spirit also he, going, preached to the spirits in prison. The greek word translated proclaimed or preached means to publicly declare or to herald. St jude, who quotes the book of henoch by name, says, 1 peter 3. If the spirits are demons, then peter says that jesus went to the abyss and proclaimed his victory to the fallen angels imprisoned there.