1 Peter 4:3 For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. Truth to Learn We’ve wasted enough time; now let’s focus on serving God. Behind the Words “Lewdness” is translated...
1 Peter 4:2 – Stop That Lust
1 Peter 4:2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. Truth to Learn He suffered and died for us, let us suffer and live for Him. Behind the Words In the previous...
1 Peter 4:1 – Suffering With Him
1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, Truth to Learn Suffering for righteousness produces a keen sense of Christ’s suffering and enables you to more fully...
1 Peter 3:22 – Our Exalted Example
1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. Truth to Learn The result of Christ’s patient, faithful suffering is exaltation. Behind the Words The words “right hand” are translated from the...
1 Peter 3:21 – Obedience From Faith
1 Peter 3:21 There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Truth to Learn Baptism does not save us. It is simply a picture of...
1 Peter 3:20 – The Message Proclaimed
1 Peter 3:20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. Truth to Learn Salvation comes through believing the message we proclaim, that Jesus Christ...
1 Peter 3:19 – No Second Chance!
1 Peter 3:19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, Truth to Learn Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved! Behind the Words The grammatical construction of the beginning of today’s verse can suggest either “in which” or “by which.” After...
1 Peter 3:18 – Obedient Suffering
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, Truth to Learn Jesus Christ suffered! He suffered quietly, for your sake. Behind the Words...
1 Peter 3:17 – Good Suffering
1 Peter 3:17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. Truth to Learn Sometimes God chooses to have us suffer even when we are doing what we know is right. Behind the Words “Better” is translated from...
1 Peter 3:16 – A Good Conscience
1 Peter 3:16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. Truth to Learn Having a good conscience allows us to be a powerful witness. Behind the Words The word translated “conscience” is suneidēsis, which is...