“ By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; ”
By which - Evidently by the Spirit referred to in the previous verse - ἐν ᾧ en hō - the divine nature of the Son of God; that by which he was “quickened” again, after he had been put to...
(22) By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; (22) A secret objection: Christ indeed might do this, but what is that to us? Indeed (faith the apostle) for Christ has showed his...
Christ Himself suffered injustice at the hands of men, but see how splendid the result! All salvation everywhere in the universe is the result of His suffering and sacrifice, and these have raised Hi...
By which . In (Greek. en) which (condition). also, &c . = having gone, He even preached. preached . heralded. App-121. Not the Gospel, which would be App-121. He announced His triumph. s...
19 By which also Peter added this, that we might know that the vivifying power of the Spirit of which he spoke, was not only put forth as to Christ himself, but is also poured forth with reg...
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; By which - Spirit, his own Divine energy and authority. He went and preached - By the ministry of Noah, one hundred and twenty years....
By which also he went, &c.— By which Spirit also he, going, preached to the spirits in prison. That is, our Lord, by the Spirit, inspired Noah, and thereby constituted him a preacher of right...
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Blessedness of Christ's People, Though They Should Suffer Like Christ B (iii). 1 Peter 3:1-6 . Another divinely created ordinance of man is marriage. One of the purposes of Christianity was...
By which. — If “by the Spirit” had been right in the former verse, this translation might have stood here, though the word is literally in; for “in” is often used to mean “in the power of,” “on t...
Chapter 11 THE REWARDS OF SUFFERING FOR WELL-DOING 1 Peter 3:17-22 THE Apostle comes back to his solemn subject. Why are the righteous called to suffering? The question was perplexing these As...
Following Christ in Bearing Injustice 1 Peter 3:13-22 It was said of Archbishop Cranmer that the way to make him a life-long friend was to do him some disservice, and surely these words of the...
The marriage relation was then dealt with, and special emphasis was laid on the fact that the true adornment of woman is found in her character rather than in her dress. Husbands are charged to dwell...
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; (20) Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wher...
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison. Various are the senses given of this passage: some say, that Christ, upon his death, went in his human soul to hell; either, as some,...
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Ver. 19. He went and preached ] Righteousness, i.e. repentance, 2 Peter 2:5 , and the faith of the gospel, 1 Peter 4:6 , whereby...
By which also That is, by which Spirit; he went and preached Πορευθεις εκηρυξεν, having gone, he preached , namely, in and by Noah, who spake by the Spirit of Christ, ( 1 Peter 1:11 ,) and of th...
There is similar instruction for wives, for theirs is the subject place, certainly not as slaves to a master, but as joined to their "own husbands," a most-intimate and precious relationship. Because...
Christ's Sufferings. A. D. 66. 18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for...
By which also; by which Spirit, mentioned in the end of the former verse, i.e. by, or in, his Divine nature, the same by which he was quickened. He; Christ. This notes the person that went and pr...
The Grounds Of Their Confidence In The Face Of The Powers That Are Against Them ( 1 Peter 3:18-21 ). If we are to understand the significance of the verses that follow it is important that we reco...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 Peter 3:15 . Lord God .—Probably better, “Lord Christ.” “To sanctify Christ or God was to count His name as holy above all other names, His fear as the only fear...
1 Peter 3:19 The Spirits in Prison. I. There is one article of the Creed which, strange as it may seem, for some centuries has practically fallen into the background, and lost its hold on the tho...
1 Peter 3:1 . Ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands. The same words occur in Ephesians 5:22 . Col 3:18. The excellence of piety is pleaded here, as the first ornament of a wife. Wisdom...
Expositions 1 Peter 3:1 Likewise, ye wives. St. Peter has spoken of the duties of servants: why does he omit those of masters? There must have been Christian masters in Asia Minor, as is...
The benefits of Christ's work:
1 Peter 1:11 ; 1 Peter 1:12 ; 1 Peter 4:6 ; Isaiah 42:7 ; Isaiah 49:9 ; Isaiah 61:1 ; Nehemiah 9:30 ; Revelation 19:10 ; Revelation 20:7
By which Spirit he preached — Through the ministry of Noah. To the spirits in prison — The unholy men before the flood, who were then reserved by the justice of God, as in a prison, till he execute...