1 Pedro 4:15

15 Que de ninguna manera sufra alguno de vosotros como homicida, o ladrón, o malhechor, o por entrometido.

1 Pedro 4:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Peter 4:15

But let none of you suffer as a murderer
The punishment for murder was death by the law of God, ( Genesis 9:6 )

or as a thief;
whose fine or mulct, according to the Jewish law, was a fivefold or fourfold restitution, according to the nature of the thing that was stolen, ( Exodus 22:1 )

or as an evildoer;
a breaker of any of the laws of God or men, which are of a moral nature, and for the good of civil society:

or as a busybody
in other men's matters; "or as a bishop in another man's diocese"; that concerns himself in things he has nothing to do with, and neglects his own affairs, and lives in idleness, and upon the spoil of others; or takes upon him to manage, direct, order, and command other men's servants, or persons that do not belong to him, to do his business, or whatsoever he pleases. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "a desirer of other's goods"; and the Ethiopic version, "a covetous desirer of other's things"; and so is led on by an insatiable thirst for them, to obtain them in an evil way, either by secret fraud, or open violence and oppression. To suffer in any such cases is scandalous and dishonourable, and unbecoming the character of a Christian. This last clause is left out in the Syriac version.

1 Pedro 4:15 In-Context

13 antes bien, en la medida en que compartís los padecimientos de Cristo, regocijaos, para que también en la revelación de su gloria os regocijéis con gran alegría.

14 Si sois vituperados por el nombre de Cristo, dichosos sois, pues el Espíritu de gloria y de Dios reposa sobre vosotros. Ciertamente, por ellos El es blasfemado, pero por vosotros es glorificado.

15 Que de ninguna manera sufra alguno de vosotros como homicida, o ladrón, o malhechor, o por entrometido.

16 Pero si alguno sufre como cristiano, que no se averguence, sino que como tal glorifique a Dios.

17 Porque es tiempo de que el juicio comience por la casa de Dios; y si comienza por nosotros primero, ¿cuál será el fin de los que no obedecen al evangelio de Dios?