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1 Peter 5:11 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 5 · verse 11
To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.1 Peter 5:11 · King James Version
1 Peter 5:11 in context
9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
11To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
12By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
13The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- dominionkratosforce, strength, power, might mighty with great power, a mighty deed, a work of power…G2904 →
- glorydoxaopinion, judgment, view, opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone, in…G1391 →
- everaiōnfor ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity, the worlds, universe, period of…G165 →
- Amenamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
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We come now to the conclusion of this epistle, which, I. The apostle begins with a most weighty prayer, which he addresses to God as the God of all grace, the author and finisher of every heavenly gift and quality, acknowledging, on their behalf, that God had already called them to be partakers of that eternal glory,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-14