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BUT REJOICE, INASMUCH AS YE ARE PARTAKERS OF CHRIST’S SUFFERINGS -
That is, sufferings of the same kind that he endured, and inflicted
for the same reasons. Compare Colossians 1:24; James 1:2; See the...
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IV. THE COMFORT IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS AND SUFFERING
CHAPTER 3:10-4:19
_ 1. The comfort in suffering (1 Peter 3:10)_
2. Few saved as illustrated by Noah's preaching (1 Peter 3:18)
3. The new life i...
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The section repeats ideas that have already appeared (1 Peter 2:18; 1
Peter 3:13), only they are emphasized by the imminence (1 Peter 4:17)
of severe trial....
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THE OBLIGATION OF THE CHRISTIAN (1 Peter 4:1-5)...
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Beloved, do not regard the fiery ordeal through which you are passing
and which has happened to you to test you, as something strange, as if
some alien experience were happening to you, but rejoice in...
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WHEN, &C. = in (App-104.) the revelation (App-106.) also of His glory
(see p. 1511).
REVEALED. See 1 Peter 1:5 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 1:13.
WITH EXCEEDING JOY. Literally rejoicing greatly. See...
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_but rejoice_ The words of the beatitude of Matthew 5:12 come back
upon the Apostle's mind, and are reproduced as from his own personal
experience. When he had first heard them, he may well have count...
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ΚΑΘῸ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΕΙ͂ΤΕ = _in proportion as you have personal
fellowship in the sufferings of the Christ_. Christians are regarded
not merely as _suffering with_ (συμπάσχοντες) Christ,
(Romans 8:17), but as...
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ΚΑΘΌ (G2526) поскольку, насколько (RWP).
ΚΟΙΝΩΝΕΊΤΕ _praes. ind. act. от_ КОΙΝΩΝΈΩ (G2841)
разделять, быть товарищами,
ΠΆΘΗΜΑ (G3804) страдание,
ΧΑΊΡΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G5463) быть
с...
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DISCOURSE: 2408
PERSECUTION FOR CHRIST’S SAKE
1 Peter 4:12. Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial
which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
but rejoice, i...
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BUT REJOICE, INASMUCH, &C.— _But, in proportion to your partaking
the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that at the revelation of his
glory, you may rejoice with exceeding great joy._ Christ will not
alw...
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1 PETER 4:12-13 BELOVED, THINK IT NOT STRANGE CONCERNING THE FIERY
TRIALS AMONG YOU, WHICH COMETH UPON YOU TO PROVE YOU, AS THOUGH A
STRANGE THING HAPPENED UNTO YOU: BUT INSOMUCH AS YE ARE PARTAKERS O...
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But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings;
that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with
exceeding joy.
INASMUCH AS. 'Aleph (') A B read [ katho (G2526)]...
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VERSE 13. BUT REJOICE, INASMUCH AS YE ARE PARTAKERS.
So far from wondering at your affliction for the truth, I counsel you
to rejoice. Your Savior suffered unjustly; you herby partake of the
same. By...
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19 Who are these imprisoned spirits ? Are they not the same that Peter
mentions in his second epistle (1Pe_2:4) who were thrust down to the
gloomy caverns of Tartarus, and the messengers of Jude's epi...
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4:13 share (b-5) _ Koinonos_ . see Hebrews 2:14 ....
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THE SECURITY OF THE FAITHFUL IN THE APPROACHING JUDGMENT
_C_ (ii). 1 Peter 4:1. 'This is your faith: live then in accordance
with it. Arm yourselves against your troubles by resolving to be like
Chris...
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MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD
1 PETER
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 4
LIVING FOR GOD
v1 Christ suffered while he was in his human body. Each one of you
Christians must be ready to suffer as he did. If you suf...
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When people suffer because they are Christians, they can have joy.
They know what will happen in the future. They suffer as Christ did
when he was in the world. When he returns, they will have a share...
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BUT REJOICE. — The opposite of being bewildered at it, for
“rejoicing” in it implies a _recognition_ of its character and
purpose. The word rendered “inasmuch as” (which occurs also in 2
Corinthians 8...
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(12-19) EXHORTATION TO COURAGE AND STEADFASTNESS IN PERSECUTION. —
All ought to be prepared for persecution. It is a blessed and glorious
thing to have to bear it. A criminal’s death and a Christian
m...
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CHAPTER 14
THE BELIEVER'S DOUBLE JOY
1 Peter 4:12
AFTER the benediction in 1 Peter 4:11, we might have supposed that the
exhortations of the Apostle were ended. But he now proceeds to make
general a...
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καθό, _so for as_, _i.e._, so far as your suffering is undeserved
and for Christ's name. κοινωνεῖτε … παθήμασιν,
_ye share the sufferings of the Messiah_. The dative after κ. usually
denotes the partn...
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SUFFERING AS A CHRISTIAN
1 Peter 4:12
We are called upon to share our Savior's sufferings-not those of His
substitution, but His daily self-denial, the hatred of men, the
anguish of His soul over the...
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The whole force of the argument which the apostle has used in speaking
thus of the Christ was to show these saints how through suffering
Christ reached a triumph, and to call them to arm themselves wi...
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GLORIFYING GOD IN SUFFERING
Trials are a part of the Christian's life and should not surprise him
(John 15:18-20; 2 Timothy 3:12). Woods says of the "fiery trial," "the
figure here used is that of gol...
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(13) But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings;
that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with
exceeding joy.
(13) Another reason: because the afflictions of...
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Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to
try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: (13) But
rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; tha...
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The epistles of Peter are addressed to the elect Jews of his day,
believing of course on the Lord Jesus, and scattered throughout a
considerable portion of Asia Minor. The apostle takes particular car...
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_THE PROBLEM OF PAIN_
‘Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you,
which cometh upon you to prove you … but insomuch as ye are
partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that...
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_FELLOWSHIP IN SUFFERING_
‘Ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings.’
1 Peter 4:13
If you do think of the troubles of others when you are in trouble
yourselves, you should always think how mercifull...
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Hence, then, is the whole consolation of the godly, that they are
associates with Christ, that hereafter they may be partakers of his
glory; for we are always to bear in mind this transition from the...
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From the beginning of this Chapter to the end of Verse, the apostle
continues to speak of the general principles of God's government,
exhorting, the Christian to act on the principles of Christ Him el...
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BUT REJOICE, INASMUCH AS YE ARE PARTAKERS OF CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS,....
Not of his personal sufferings; though they were partakers of the
benefits and blessings which come through them, and result from...
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But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings;
that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with
exceeding joy.
Ver. 13. _But rejoice_] As the apostles did, Acts 5:4...
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_Think it not strange_, &c. Wonder not at _the fiery trial_ The
dreadful series of furious and bitter persecutions. The original
expression, εν υμιν πυρωσει, is literally, _the burning
which is among...
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CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS; _ SEE NOTE ON_ "Colossians 1:24...
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Christ's suffering in the flesh is set before us then as an example;
not His sufferings for us in atonement, which were His alone, but His
sufferings in a contrary world, in precious, lowly grace. We...
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_ 1 Peter 4:13 ‘but to the degree that you share the sufferings of
Christ, keep on rejoicing; so that also at the revelation of His
glory, you may rejoice with exultation.'_
‘BUT TO THE DEGREE' -‘No,...
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12-19 By patience and fortitude in suffering, by dependence on the
promises of God, and keeping to the word the Holy Spirit hath
revealed, the Holy Spirit is glorified; but by the contempt and
reproa...
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BUT REJOICE; be so far from being offended at your sufferings, as
rather to reckon that there is great matter of rejoicing in them;
their being trials makes them tolerable, but your being in them
part...
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1 Peter 4:13 but G235 rejoice G5463 (G5720) extent G2526 partake G2841
(G5719) Christs G5547 sufferings G3804 that...
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PERSECUTION IS A NECESSARY RESULT OF THEIR BEING UNITED WITH CHRIST IN
HIS SUFFERINGS FOR IT IS THE FIRST STAGE IN THE JUDGMENT THAT IS
COMING ON ALL (1 PETER 4:12).
Peter still has his eye firmly fix...
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‘Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you,
which is coming on you to prove you, as though a strange thing
happened to you, but in as much as you are partakers of Christ's
suf...
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APPLICATION OF THE PREVIOUS THEME, AND REMINDER OF THE COMING JUDGMENT
(1 PETER 4:1).
Having portrayed the great and all encompassing victory of Jesus
Christ through suffering, Peter now applies the i...
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1 Peter 4:13. BUT IN AS FAR AS YE PARTAKE IN THE SUFFERINGS OF THE
CHRIST, REJOICE. The article ‘the' is prefixed to ‘Christ' here,
as if Peter had now in view His official character, or wished to cal...
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In this second series of exhortations to Christian duty as that is
affected by the prospect of the end, Peter takes up again the case of
persecution which he has touched on more than once already. The...
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INASMUCH
(καθο). "In so far forth as" ("according to which thing"), old
conjunction, in N.T. only here and 2 Corinthians 8:12; Romans 8:26.YE
ARE PARTAKERS OF
(κοινωνειτε). Present active indicati...
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1 Peter 4:13
Consider:
I. What Christ could not, as a perfectly pure and holy Being, have
suffered for sins. (1) One element of suffering for sin, and that a
most bitter one, of which Christ could ha...
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1 Peter 4:1. _Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the
flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind:_
Accepting this great truth, that it is well that the flesh should die
that the s...
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1 Peter 4:1. _Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the
flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath
suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin:_
Brethren, we have a...
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CONTENTS: Exhortations to mortification of sin and living unto God.
Suffering with Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: Christ having suffered so much for us, should cause us to
fortify ourse...
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1 Peter 4:3. _The will of the gentiles._ Augustine in his city of God,
should be read to see the excess and abominable idolatries of the
gentiles. See the notes on Ephesians 5:12; Romans 1....
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RATHER BE GLAD. "Suffering only proves that you are God's child! (See
Hebrews 12:5-11_.)_ Be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings!
(See 2 Corinthians 1:5-7_.)_ When Christ's glory is revealed...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 Peter 4:12. STRANGE.—Do not be surprised, as if something
unreasonable had happened. No form of suffering can come to Christians
as accident. God, with a purpose of g...
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EXPOSITIONS
1 PETER 4:1
FORASMUCH THEN AS CHRIST HATH SUFFERED FOR US IN THE FLESH. St. Peter
returns, after the digression of 1 Peter 3:19, to the great subject of
Christ's example. The words "for...
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Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us (1 Peter 4:1)
That is, has gone to the cross.
in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that
has suffered (1 Peter 4:1)
Or come...
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1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 1:5; 1 Peter 1:6; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 Peter 5:1;...
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Inasmuch as ye are partakers. Compare Romans 8:17.
Be glad with exceeding joy [χ α ρ η τ ε α γ α λ λ ι ω μ
ε ν ο ι]. Lit., ye may rejoice exulting. See on ch. 1 Peter 1:6....
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SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS
1 Peter 4:12
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are several things about suffering for Christ which need to be
emphasized.
1. CHRISTIANS ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM SUFFERING. Asaph said, "I was...
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But as ye partake of the sufferings of Christ — 1 Peter 4:1, while
ye suffer for his sake, rejoice in hope of more abundant glory. For
the measure of glory answers the measure of suffering; and much m...