1 Peter 4:12

1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Corinthians 3:13; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 4:4; 1 Peter 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:2-4; 2 Timothy 3:12; Daniel 11:35; Isaiah 28:21

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Beloved, think it not strange - Do not consider it as anything which you had no reason to expect; as anything which may not happen to others also...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(11) Beloved, think it not (d) strange (12) concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: (11) Bec...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The section repeats ideas that have already appeared ( 1 Peter 2:18-24 ; 1 Peter 3:13-17 ), only they are emphasized by the imminence ( 1 Peter 4:17...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Beloved . App-135. concerning . as to. the fiery trial, &c. Literally the fire (of persecution) which is among (App-104.) you, coming to yo...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12 Beloved, think it not strange, or, wonder not. There is a frequent mention made in this Epistle of afflictions; the cause of which we h...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2408 PERSECUTION FOR CHRIST’S SAKE 1 Peter 4:12-16 . Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: Think it not strange co...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 4:12 .— St. Peter here returns to what he has often touched upon in this epistle; namely, to exhort the Christians to behave with patien...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: Strange - they...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Security of the Faithful in the Approaching Judgment C (ii). 1 Peter 4:1-6 . 'This is your faith: live then in accordance with it. Arm your...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Beloved . — See Note on 1 Peter 2:11 . Think it not strange. — The same word as in 1 Peter 4:4 . It means, literally, to feel like people in a...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(12-19) EXHORTATION TO COURAGE AND STEADFASTNESS IN PERSECUTION. — All ought to be prepared for persecution. It is a blessed and glorious thing to ha...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 14 THE BELIEVER'S DOUBLE JOY 1 Peter 4:12-14 AFTER the benediction in 1 Peter 4:11 , we might have supposed that the exhortations of...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Suffering as a Christian 1 Peter 4:12-19 We are called upon to share our Savior's sufferings-not those of His substitution, but His daily self-...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The whole force of the argument which the apostle has used in speaking thus of the Christ was to show these saints how through suffering Christ reach...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: (13) But rejoice, inasm...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE PROBLEM OF PAIN ‘Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you … but insomuch as ye a...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial ,.... By which may be meant either the destruction of Jerusalem, which was at hand, and of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: Ver. 12. Think it n...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Think it not strange , &c. Wonder not at the fiery trial The dreadful series of furious and bitter persecutions. The original expression, εν υ...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Christ's suffering in the flesh is set before us then as an example; not His sufferings for us in atonement, which were His alone, but His sufferings...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Fortitude and Circumspection; Advice to Suffering Christians. A. D. 66....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Think it not strange; be not offended or troubled at persecution, as at a thing unusual or never heard of; it implies that they should reckon upon...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Application Of The Previous Theme, And Reminder of the Coming Judgment ( 1 Peter 4:1-19 ). Having portrayed the great and all encompassing victory...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which is coming on you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened to you,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Persecution Is A Necessary Result Of Their Being United With Christ In His Sufferings For It Is The First Stage In The Judgment That Is Coming On Al...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 Peter 4:12 . Strange .—Do not be surprised, as if something unreasonable had happened. No form of suffering can...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 4:1 . Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 4:1 . Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: Accepting this great truth,...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 4:3 . The will of the gentiles. Augustine in his city of God, should be read to see the excess and abominable idolatries of the gentiles....
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Expositions 1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh. St. Peter returns, after the digression of 1 Peter...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you as though some strange thing happened unto you;
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Christians partakers of Christ's sufferings:
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Sunshine and Shadows 1 Peter 4:12-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are several things about suffering for Christ which need to be emphasized. 1....
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wonder not at the burning which is among you — This is the literal meaning of the expression. It seems to include both martyrdom itself, which so f...

¹² Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Related Commentaries of 1 Peter 4:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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