TheWay BibleHome›Bible›1 Peter›1 Peter 1›1 Peter 1:17
1 Peter 1:17 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 1 · verse 17
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:1 Peter 1:17 · King James Version
1 Peter 1:17 in context
15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Commentary
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- sojourningparoikiaa dwelling near or with one, a sojourning, dwelling in a strange land, metaph. the life…G3940 →
- judgethkrinōto separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose, to approve, esteem, to prefer, to…G2919 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- man'shekastoseach, everyG1538 →
- workergonbusiness, employment, that which any one is occupied, that which one undertakes to do…G2041 →
- passanastrephōto turn upside down, overturn, to turn back, to turn hither and thither, to turn one s…G390 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Here the apostle begins his exhortations to those whose glorious state he had before described, thereby instructing us that Christianity is a doctrine according to godliness, designed to make us not only wiser, but better. I. He exhorts them to sobriety and holiness. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-23