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Verse 9. _WHOM RESIST_] Stand against him, αντιστητε. Though
_invulnerable_, he is not _unconquerable_: the weakest follower of God
can confound and overpower him, if he continue _steadfast in the_
_f...
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WHOM RESIST - See the notes at James 4:7. You are in no instance to
yield to him, but are in all forms to stand up and oppose him. Feeble
in yourselves, you are to confide in the arm of God. No matter...
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V. EXHORTATIONS CONCERNING SERVICE AND CONFLICT
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. As to Christian service (1 Peter 5:1)_
2. Conflict and victory (1 Peter 5:8)
3. The conclusion (1 Peter 5:12)...
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Further counsels to watchfulness, and to sympathy, closing with a
renewed promise of God's reward, and a short doxology.
1 PETER 5:8. SEEKING WHOM: the rendering seeking someone to devour,
founded o...
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THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH (1 Peter 5:1-4)...
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So, then, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God that in his
good time he may exalt you. Cast all your anxiety upon him because he
cares for you. Be sober; be watchful. Your adversary the devi...
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STEDFAST. Greek. _stereos._ See 2 Timothy 2:19.
FAITH. App-150.
KNOWING. App-132.
AFFLICTIONS. Same as "sufferings", 1 Peter 5:1.
ACCOMPLISHED. App-125.
BRETHREN. brotherhood. See...
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_whom resist stedfast in the faith_ The word for "resist" is the same
as that used in the parallel passage of James 4:7. "Faith" is probably
used in its subjective rather than its objective sense, for...
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6 The way therefore to attain true greatness, to be exalted in
God’s good time, is to humble yourselves under the mighty hand of
God, submitting patiently to whatever trials He sends you; 7 casting...
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ὯΙ�, _whom withstand_, cf. James 4:7 and Ephesians 4:11;
Ephesians 4:13.
ΣΤΕΡΕΟΊ. The adjective means _firm, solid, compact_, so in...
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DISCOURSE: 2414
THE MEANS OF DEFEATING SATAN’S MALICE
1 Peter 5:8. _Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,
as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom
resist...
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WHOM RESIST, STEDFAST IN THE FAITH,— See Ephesians 4:27; Ephesians
6:10; Ephesians 6:24 and James 4:7. The word επιτελεισθαι,
rendered accompl
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1 PETER 5:8-9 BE SOBER, BE WATCHFUL: YOUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL, AS A
ROARING LION, WALKETH ABOUT, SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR; WHOM
WITHSTAND STEDFAST IN YOUR FAITH, KNOWING THAT THE SAME SUFFERINGS ARE...
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Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions
are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
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STEDFAST - (cf....
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VERSE 9. WHOM RESIST, STEADFAST IN THE FAITH.
When the devil is resisted he flees away. Oppose him, therefore, and
be steadfast; that is, firm and unshaken in your faith.
KNOWING THAT THE SAME AFFLI...
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5 The apron was apart of a slave's uniform which distinguished him as
a slave and which he put on when he went to work. Humility serves
(Joh_13:1-16) and service tests humility.
7 The writer was loath...
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5:9 resist, (d-2) Or 'be humbled,' aorist; also 'vigilant,' 'watch,'
and 'resist' refer to characters to be won. see Note g, ver. 2. faith,
(e-5) Or 'the faith.' It might be 'through faith.'...
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ENCOURAGEMENTS TO SHEPHERDS AND TO FLOCK. PROMISE OF GOD'S PROTECTION.
FAREWELLS
_B_. 1 Peter 5:1. 'To behave well in this trial you must preserve
discipline. Let old and young, rulers and ruled, do...
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Christians cannot be lazy when they have given their worries to God.
The devil always looks for people to attack. Christians must be ready
for action. ‘The devil is your enemy’ because he opposes
Chri...
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MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD
1 PETER
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 5
ELDERS AND YOUNG MEN
v1 So, I want to encourage the elders among you. I also am an elder. I
actually saw Christ when he suffered. When he...
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WHOM RESIST STEDFAST IN THE FAITH. — The expression is somewhat more
picturesque in the Greek than in the English. “Stand and face
him,” instead of running away from posts of duty (1 Peter 5:2), or
ly...
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V.
(1-11) FURTHER EXHORTATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE CRISIS. — The officers
of the community are not to flinch from the duties imposed upon them,
nor yet to perform them in any spirit of self-assertion. T...
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CHAPTER 18
THROUGH PERILS TO VICTORY
1 Peter 5:8
NOT only had these Asian Christians to suffer from the opposition and
calumnies of the heathen and from the estrangement of former friends:
there wer...
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ᾧ ἀντίστητε. St. James adds the same exhortation to his
quotation of Prov. The connexion is not obvious but is perhaps due to
the traditional exposition of לץ = ὑπερηφάνοις as
referring to the Devil a...
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RESISTING THE DEVIL
1 Peter 5:8
We hear of the adversary in Zechariah 3:1. The enemy of Christ desires
to hurt the Shepherd by injuring His flock. The hunger of a lion for
his prey is an emblem of th...
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Finally, the apostle proceeded to strengthen his brethren for
conflict. The first matter dealt with was the general orderliness of
the Church. He enjoined the elders that they care for the flock. Thei...
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BEING WATCHFUL AND STANDING FIRM
Even though Christ's followers can cast their worries upon God, they
cannot go to sleep on the job and fail to be watchful for themselves.
They must maintain a calm, t...
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Whom resist stedfast in the faith, (12) knowing that the same
afflictions are accomplished in your (c) brethren that are in the
world.
(12) The persecutions which Satan stirs up, are neither new nor...
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Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of
you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God
resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (6) Humble...
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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 PERSONALITY OF EVIL_
‘Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist
stedfast in the faith.’
1 Peter 5:8
‘You...
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9_Whom resist _As the power of an enemy ought to stimulate us and make
us more careful, so there would be danger lest our hearts failed
through immoderate fear, except the hope of victory were given u...
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The apostle returns to christian details. He exhorts the elders,
himself an elder; for it appears that among the Jews this title was
rather characteristic than official. (Compare 1 Peter 5:5.) He exho...
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WHOM RESIST,.... By no means give way to him, by indulging any sin, or
yielding to any temptation, but oppose him, and stand against his
wiles, his cunning and his power:
STEADFAST IN THE FAITH; both...
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_Be sober_ See on 1 Thessalonians 5:6. Keep your appetites and
passions under proper restraint and government, or _awake_, as
υηψανε also signifies; namely, to a deep sense of the certainty
and import...
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RESIST; by refusing to comply with temptations to evil, and
persevering in that which is good.
YOUR BRETHREN; other Christians are suffering in the same way with
yourselves.
Though the devil is subtl...
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Humility and vigilance enjoined:...
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WHOM RESIST STEADFAST IN THE FAITH, KNOWING THAT THE SAME AFFLICTIONS
ARE ACCOMPLISHED IN YOUR BRETHREN THAT ARE IN THE WORLD.
The lesson which the apostle opened in the first paragraph he here
conclu...
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Consistently with Peter's subject of governmental order, he now
address elders in v.1, and those younger in v.5. Proper balance in
this relationship is always deeply important, for on either side
fric...
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_ 1 Peter 5:9 ‘But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the
same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren
who are in the world.'_
‘BUT RESIST HIM' -resist, oppose. 1. T...
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5-9 Humility preserves peace and order in all Christian churches and
societies; pride disturbs them. Where God gives grace to be humble, he
will give wisdom, faith, and holiness. To be humble, and su...
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WHOM RESIST; by not yielding to his temptations, EPHESIANS 4:27, and
by employing your spiritual armour against him, EPHESIANS 6:11, &c.:
see JAMES 4:7. STEDFAST IN THE FAITH; either:
1. Hold
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1 Peter 5:9 Resist G436 (G5628) him G3739 steadfast G4731 faith G4102
knowing G1492 (G5761) same G846 sufferings...
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‘Whom withstand steadfast in your faith, knowing that the same
sufferings are accomplished in your brothers who are in the world.'
Resisting the Devil is a concept also found in Ephesians 6:11; James...
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THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WHOLE CHURCH (1 PETER 5:5).
Having spoken to the under-shepherds Peter now speaks to the sheep. In
the light of the coming onslaught on the flock they are to walk in
readin...
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THE GRAND FINALE (1 PETER 5:1).
As Peter comes to the close of his letter the thought of suffering
followed by glory continues:
· In 1 Peter 3:18 He had spoken of the sufferings of Christ which had...
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1 Peter 5:9. WHOM RESIST, STEDFAST IN THE FAITH. The ‘stedfast'
means _stable_ or _firm._ It is translated ‘sure' in 2 Timothy 2:19,
and ‘strong' in Hebrews 5:12;...
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The grace of humility closed the foregoing series of counsels. It
appeared there as the safeguard against a lordly spirit on the side of
those in office in the Church, and a spirit of insubordination...
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WHOM WITHSTAND
(ω αντιστητε). Imperative second aorist active
(intransitive) of ανθιστημ; same form in James 4:7, which see.
Dative case of relative (ω). For the imperative in a subordinate
clause s...
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WORLD
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
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1 Peter 5:1. _The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an
elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker
of the glory that shall be revealed:_
Here again, as in the...
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CONTENTS: Christian service in view of Christ's soon coming.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter, Satan, Silvanus, Marcus.
CONCLUSION: Humility is a great preserver of peace and order in the
church, givin...
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1 Peter 5:1. _Who am also an elder._ See the note on Acts 20:28, and
on Philippians 1:1. Let the bishops, says Jerome, know that they are
greater than other presbyters, rather by custom than by virtue...
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AND RESIST HIM. "Resist the Devil (James 4:7) by being firm in your
faith and he will run away from you!" BECAUSE YOU KNOW. "As you well
know, all your fellow believers are going through the same thin...
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_Be sober, be vigilant._
THE ADVANTAGES OF MODERATION IN THE ENJOYMENT OF SENSUAL PLEASURE
Christianity in its precepts and commands, as well as in its
doctrines, is precisely suited to our nature a...
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1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 5:9 RESIST HIM. Christians need not fear the
devil. The Lord has given them power to stand against him by being
FIRM IN YOUR FAITH (compare...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 Peter 5:8. THE DEVIL.—Thought of under the figure of a wild beast
that, at any moment, may put the flock in peril. Those who fall into
sin are often surprised at the...
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EXPOSITIONS
1 PETER 5:1
THE ELDERS WHICH ARE AMONG YOU I EXHORT. The Vatican and Alexandrine
Manuscripts omit the article, and insert "therefore" (the Sinaitic
gives both), reading, "Elders, therefo...
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Now the elders [the overseers] which are among you I exhort, because I
am also an elder [or an overseer, an older man], and I am a witness of
the sufferings of Christ, and I'm also a partaker of the g...
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1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Peter 1:6; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 Peter 3:14; 1
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Resist [α ν τ ι σ τ η τ ε]. The Rev., very judiciously,
substitutes withstand; resist having been already used in ver. 5 for
ajntitassetai. Withstand is, moreover, the more accurate rendering; as
the...
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Be the more steadfast, as ye know the same kind of afflictions are
accomplished in — That is, suffered by, your brethren, till the
measure allotted them is filled up....
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As if the apostle had said, "Resist Satan's temptations, occasioned by
your sufferings, remembering that it is not your case alone, but
others also suffer with you, even all that will live godly in Ch...