Letter XXV. From Peter Chrysologus, Bishop of Ravenna, to Eutyches, the Presbyter.Letter XXV. From Peter Chrysologus, Bishop of Ravenna, to Eutyches, ...
Humble yourselves therefore (tapeinwqhte oun). First aorist passive imperative of tapeinow, old verb, for which see Matthew 18:4 . Peter is here in ...
Overview - Daniel 4 1?Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom, 4?makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret. 8?Daniel hear...
Overview - 1?Peter 5 1?He exhorts the elders to feed their flocks; 5?the younger to obey; 8?and all to be sober, watchful, and constant in the faith...
Overview - 1?Peter 4 1?He exhorts them to cease from sin by the example of Christ, and the consideration of the general end that now approaches; 12?an...
Overview - 1?Peter 3 1?He teaches the duty of wives and husbands to each other; 8?exhorting all men to unity and love; 14?and to suffer persecution. ...
And delivered (kai erusato). First aorist middle of ruomai as in Matthew 6:13 , still part of the protasis with ei. Righteous Lot (dikaion Lot). Thi...
And Peter answered (apokriqei de o Petro). Peter to the front again, but not greatly to his credit (Bruce). It is not clear what Peter means by his s...
1 Peter 3:17 For it is better, if the will of God be so For all things are ordered by the will of God, even all the sufferings and afflictions of the ...
Preciousness of Christ To God Matthew 3:17 ; 1?Peter 2:4 To Saints Solomon 5:10 ; Philippians 3:8 ; 1?Peter 2:7 ON ACCOUNT OF HIS Goodness...
Forget not this one thing (en touto mh lanqanetw uma). Rather, let not this one thing escape you. For lanqanetw (present active imperative of lanqanw...
The Lord knoweth how (oiden kurio). The actual apodosis of the long protasis begun in verse 2?Thessalonians 4 . God can deliver his servants as show...
As sojourners and pilgrims (w paroikou kai parepidhmou). This combination from the LXX ( Genesis 33:4 ; Psalms 39:13 ). See 1?Peter 1:1 for parepi...
The putting off of my tabernacle (h apoqesi tou skhnnwmato mou). For apoqesi see on 1Pe 3:21 and for skhnwma verse 2?Timothy 13 . For the metaphor s...
Overview - 1?Peter 4 1?He exhorts them to cease from sin by the example of Christ, and the consideration of the general end that now approaches; 12?an...
Overview - 1?Peter 3 1?He teaches the duty of wives and husbands to each other; 8?exhorting all men to unity and love; 14?and to suffer persecution. ...
It were better (kreitton hn). Apodosis of a condition of second class without an, as is usual with clauses of possibility, propriety, obligation ( Ma...
I think it right (dikaion hgoumai). Peter considers this to be his solemn duty, right (dikaion). Cf. Philippians 3:1 ; Ephesians 6:1 . So long as (...
Who am a fellow-elder (o sunpresbutero). Earliest use of this compound in an inscription of B.C. 120 for fellow-elders (alderman) in a town, here onl...
Overview - 2?Peter 1 1?Confirming them in hope of the increase of God's graces, 5?he exhorts them, by faith, and good works, to make their calling su...