1 Peter 1:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ”

1 Peter 1:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who are kept by the power of God - That is, “kept” or preserved in the faith and hope of the gospel; who are preserved from apostacy, or so kept that you will finally obtain salvation. The word w...
1 Peter 1:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(2) Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the (d) last time. (2) Now he shows by what way we come to that glory, that is, through all types of afflict...
1 Peter 1:5 - 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 1:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

kept . See 2 Corinthians 11:32 . by . App-104. power . App-172. through . App-104. 1 Peter 1:1 . faith . App-150. salvation . Compare 1 Thessalonians 5:9 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:10 . to...
1 Peter 1:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5 Who are kept by the power of God We are to notice the connection when he says, that we are kept while in the world, and at the same time our inheritance is reserved in heaven; otherwise th...
1 Peter 1:5 - 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 1:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Who are kept - Φρουρουμενους· Who are defended as in a fortress or castle. There is a remarkable c...
1 Peter 1:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Who are kept by the power of God— The word φρουρουμενους, which we translate kept, is very strong and expressive: it does not mean being kept after any manner, but with the most constant and vigi...
1 Peter 1:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Kept, х frouroumenous ( G5432 )] - 'who are being guarded.' He answers the objection,...
1 Peter 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

IN HIS KEEPING ‘Kept by the power of God.’ 1 Peter 1:5 In other words, heaven is kept for God’s people, and they are kept for heaven. To every true Christian such a thought is full of sweet,...
1 Peter 1:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Who are kept by the power of God ,.... This is a description of the persons for whom the inheritance is reserved in heaven; they are not only chosen to salvation, and begotten again to an inheritanc...
1 Peter 1:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Ver. 5. Who are kept ] φρουρουμενοι, as with a guard, or as in a garrison, that is, well fence...
1 Peter 1:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Who are kept Who, though now surrounded with many apparent dangers, are not left defenceless, but are guarded , kept as in a garrison, as the word φρουρουμενους signifies; by the power of God Wh...
1 Peter 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Who are kept: lest it should be objected, that though the inheritance be safe in heaven, yet the heirs are in danger here upon earth, by reason of the power and stratagems of enemies, and their own...
1 Peter 1:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Privilege and Blessing That Is Theirs As God's Elect Which Even Angels Desire To Look Into ( 1 Peter 1:3-12 ). The result of God's foreknowing of us, and of the sanctifying work of the S...
1 Peter 1:5 - 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 1:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:3-5 The Heavenly Inheritance. I. The greatness of God's mercy is to be seen in the great number of the saved. II. The greatness of God's mercy is to be seen in the great change which t...
1 Peter 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - 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 1:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Praise of God for His Manifold Blessings. The wonderful gifts of God's grace:
1 Peter 1:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:2 ; 1 Peter 1:13 ; 1 Samuel 2:9 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:4 ; 1 Timothy 6:14 ; 1 Timothy 6:15 ; 2 Corinthians 1:24 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:14 ;...
1 Peter 1:5 - 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 1:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Who are kept — The inheritance is reserved; the heirs are kept for it. By the power of God — Which worketh all in all, which guards us against all our enemies. Through faith — Through which alone s...

1 Peter 1:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Peter 1:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Peter 1:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Peter 1:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 1:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 1:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 1:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Peter 1:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Peter 1:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Peter 1:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes