1 Peter 1:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,b ”

1 Peter 1:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To 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 ,...
1 Peter 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The section contains a deep and rich thanksgiving to God for the certainty of an eternal fellowship with Christ. This no sufferings can mar, nor death itself break. He is the unseen Friend, and since...
1 Peter 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

To. App-104. incorruptible . See Romans 1:23 . undefiled . See Hebrews 7:26 . that fadeth, &c . = unfading. Greek. amarantos. Only here. Compare 1 Peter 5:4 . heaven . the heavens....
1 Peter 1:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4 To an inheritance (8) The three words which follow are intended to amplify God’s grace; for Peter (as I have before said) had this object in view, to impress our minds thoroughly as to it...
1 Peter 1:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2380 REGENERATION CONSIDERED 1 Peter 1:3-5 . Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by...
1 Peter 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, To an inheritance - Called an inheritance because it belongs to the children of God. Eternal life...
1 Peter 1:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To an inheritance— St. Peter had spoken of the hope of life, 1 Peter 1:3 . He now explains what he meant by that life; even the greatest felicity that canbe enjoyed, which he compares to an inh...
1 Peter 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, To an inheritance - the object of "hope" ( 1 Peter 1:3 ); therefore not a dead, but a 'li...
1 Peter 1:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Greeting in the Name of the Holy Trinity. Encouragement to Hope in Faith and Obedience 1, 2. To the strangers scattered throughout.. elect] RV 'to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in...
1 Peter 1:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(3-12) PANEGYRIC OF THE GOSPEL FROM A HEBREW POINT OF VIEW. — The Apostle thanks God for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That fact is a regeneration of us, and a pledge of future glory, in view of...
1 Peter 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 2 THE HEAVENLY INHERITANCE 1 Peter 1:3-9 "OUT of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh," words true of all this letter, but of no part more true than of the thanksgiving with w...
1 Peter 1:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Our Imperishable Inheritance 1 Peter 1:1-12 Scattered strangers ! The designation is true of us all. Note the reference to the Trinity involved in the opening sentence. Our inheritance is pre...
1 Peter 1:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Like the letter of James, the purpose of this was to establish those who were passing through a period of suffering and testing. In his introduction the apostle used the name Jesus had given him, "Pe...
1 Peter 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (4) To an in...
1 Peter 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

To an inheritance incorruptible ,.... This is a further explanation of the "lively hope", or hope laid up in heaven, which regenerate ones are begotten to: it is an "inheritance"; a large estate, an...
1 Peter 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Ver. 4. Undefiled, and that fadeth not ] The two Greek words here used are also Latin; Amiant...
1 Peter 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed be the God and Father , or, God even the Father, of our Lord Jesus Christ His only-begotten and beloved Son; who, according to his abundant mercy His compassion for us in our state of ig...
1 Peter 1:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Peter writes with apostolic authority and though it is directly to the dispersed Jewish Christians (strangers both because Jews among Gentiles, and because Christians separated from Jewish relatives)...
1 Peter 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Privileges of Christians. A. D. 66. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Chri...
1 Peter 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To an inheritance; so eternal life is called, Ephesians 1:18 , and elsewhere, as being given not as wages to hirelings, but as an inheritance to children born of God, and adopted to him. Incorr...
1 Peter 1:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, unto an inheritance...
1 Peter 1:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 Peter 1:3 . Blessed be .—A characteristic Jewish recognition of God’s mercy. Compare with 2 Corinthians 1:3 ; Ephesians 1:3 . Abundant .—πολὺ, much. Begotten...
1 Peter 1:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:3-4 The Lively Hope. I. Whence does it spring? Hope is popularly defined to be the expectation of future good; but, to render the definition complete, the good should be an object which...
1 Peter 1:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 1:1-2 . Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, thr...
1 Peter 1:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 1:1 . Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ. These are his credentials from him who is Prince of the kings of the earth. To the strangers scattered abroad, of whose tragic dispersion we have...
1 Peter 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed be the God and Father. Man blessing God I. Man blesseth God three ways. 1. In his heart, when, refreshed with God’s favour and inflamed with the joys of His presence, he doth lift up...
1 Peter 1:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Expositions 1 Peter 1:1 Peter . It is the Greek form of the name, which the Lord Jesus himself had given to the great apostle; first, by anticipation, in the spirit of prophecy ( John 1:4...
1 Peter 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Praise of God for His Manifold Blessings. The wonderful gifts of God's grace:
1 Peter 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:52-54 ; 1 Corinthians 9:25 ; 1 Peter 3:9 ; 1 Peter 5:4 ; 2 Timothy 4:8 ; Acts 20:32 ; Acts 26:18 ; Colossians 1:12 ; Colossians 1:5 ; Colossians 3:3 ; Colossians 3:4 ; Ep...
1 Peter 1:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory 1 Peter 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As Peter opens his First Epistle he speaks of the strangers scattered throughout certain countries, then he goes on to tell...
1 Peter 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To an inheritance — For if we are sons, then heirs. Incorruptible — Not like earthly treasures. Undefiled — Pure and holy, incapable of being itself defiled, or of being enjoyed by any polluted sou...

1 Peter 1:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Peter 1:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Peter 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Peter 1:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Peter 1:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Peter 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Peter 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 1:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Peter 1:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 1:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Peter 1:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Peter 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Peter 1:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes