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Verse 20. _WHEN ONCE THE LONG-SUFFERING OF GOD WAITED_] In _Pirkey
Aboth_, cap. v. 1 Peter 3:2, we have these words: "There were ten
generations from Adam to Noah, that the _long-suffering_ of God mig...
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WHICH SOMETIME WERE DISOBEDIENT - Which were “once,” or
“formerly,” (ποτε pote,) disobedient or rebellious. The
language here does not imply that they had ceased to be disobedient,
or that they had be...
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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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Christ Himself suffered injustice at the hands of men, but see how
splendid the result! All salvation everywhere in the universe is the
result of His suffering and sacrifice, and these have raised Him...
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THE SILENT PREACHING OF A LOVELY LIFE (1 Peter 3:1-2)...
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;4:1-6 For it is better to suffer for doing right, if that should be
the will of God, than to suffer for doing wrong. For Christ also died
once and for all for sins, the just for the unjust, that he m...
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For Christ also died once and for all for our sins, the just for the
unjust, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the
flesh, but he was raised to life in the Spirit, in which also he...
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WHEREIN. into (App-104.) which.
SOULS. App-110.
WERE SAVED. (entered and) were saved. Figure of speech _Ellipsis._
App-6....
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_which sometime were disobedient_ The words that follow, however,
appear to limit the range of the preaching within comparatively narrow
boundaries. The "spirits" of whom St Peter speaks were those wh...
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ΠΟΤΕ. The days of their disobedience are described as being long
past at the time when the tidings was preached to them.
ἈΠΕΞΕΔΈΧΕΤΟ is read by nearly all Greek MSS. The reading
of the T.R. ἅπαξ ἐξεδ...
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1 Peter 3:17 to 1 Peter 4:6. _The blessedness of suffering in the
flesh_
The interpretation suggested for this confessedly difficult passage
may be best explained by a paraphrase of the whole section...
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1 Peter 3:13 to 1 Peter 4:6. GOOD AND EVIL DOING IN RELATION TO
SUFFERING AT THE HANDS OF HEATHEN, ILLUSTRATED BY THE SUFFERINGS OR
CHRIST AND THEIR EFFECTS...
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WERE SAVED BY WATER.— Some would translate the words Δι
υδατος, _in,_ or _amidst the water;_ others, with our
translation, _by water:_ that is, the water, which destroyed the rest
of mankind, lifted u...
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1 PETER 3:20 THAT AFORETIME WERE DISOBEDIENT, WHEN THE LONGSUFFERING
OF GOD WAITED IN THE DAYS OF NOAH, WHILE THE ARK WAS A PREPARING,
WHEREIN FEW, THAT IS, EIGHT SOULS, WERE SAVED THROUGH WATER:
_Ex...
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Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God
waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein
few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
WHEN ONCE THE L...
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VERSE 20. WHICH SOMETIME WERE DISOBEDIENT.
The antediluvians refused to heed and obey the preaching of Noah. They
disregarded his warnings. All this time God bore with them. His
long-suffering was ex...
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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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3:20 disobedient, (i-2) Or 'disbelieving.' see John 3:36 and ch.
2.7,8. longsuffering (k-5) _ Makrothumia_ . see Note.f, James 5:7 .
saved (l-27) The Greek means 'arrive safe into a place of security...
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SOMETIME] RV 'aforetime.' The whole passage clearly means that Christ,
as a spirit, preached to certain spirits, who had been disobedient to
the end of their earthly life. This preaching took place be...
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THE BLESSEDNESS OF CHRIST'S PEOPLE, THOUGH THEY SHOULD SUFFER LIKE
CHRIST
_B_ (iii). 1 Peter 3:1. Another divinely created ordinance of man is
marriage. One of the purposes of Christianity was to teac...
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The story about Noah and the flood is in Genesis 6:11-9. Noah was a
*righteous man, but the rest of the people at that time were wicked.
God decided to destroy the wicked people. He told Noah to build...
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In his second letter, Peter says that Noah was a *preacher of right
behaviour (2 Peter 2:5). The Holy Spirit spoke through Noah. He warned
the people to stop their wicked behaviour. But they would not...
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MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD
1 PETER
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 3
WIVES AND HUSBANDS
v1 You wives must respect and obey your own husbands. Some husbands do
not obey God’s word. When they see your good beh...
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WHICH SOMETIME WERE DISOBEDIENT. — The absence of the definite
article here in the Greek (contrary to St. Peter’s usage in
participial sentences — _e.g.,_ 1 Peter 1:5; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter
1:10;...
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CHAPTER 11
THE REWARDS OF SUFFERING FOR WELL-DOING
1 Peter 3:17
THE Apostle comes back to his solemn subject. Why are the righteous
called to suffering? The question was perplexing these Asian
Chris...
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FOLLOWING CHRIST IN BEARING INJUSTICE
1 Peter 3:13
It was said of Archbishop Cranmer that the way to make him a life-long
friend was to do him some disservice, and surely these words of the
Apostle h...
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The marriage relation was then dealt with, and special emphasis was
laid on the fact that the true adornment of woman is found in her
character rather than in her dress. Husbands are charged to dwell...
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CHRIST'S PREACHING IN THE DAYS OF NOAH
Christ's suffering included dying for us. Jesus certainly is an
example of one who suffered for doing what was right. He was a
righteous person suffering for tho...
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Which sometime were disobedient, when (n) once the longsuffering of
God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein
few, that is, eight (o) souls were saved by water.
(n) This...
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By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; (20)
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God
waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, where...
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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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Thus far the Apostle’s words seem to agree together, and with the
thread of the argument; but what follows is attended with some
difficulty; for he does not mention the faithful here, but only the
unb...
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After this general exhortation, brief but important to believers, the
apostle takes up the relative walk of Christians in a world where on
the one hand God watches over all, yet where He permits His o...
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WHICH SOMETIME WERE DISOBEDIENT,.... To all the instructions and
warnings which God gave them, to all the strivings of his Spirit, and
to the ministry of Christ, by Noah; they continued in their
profa...
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Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God
waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein
few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
Ver. 20. _Which s...
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_By which also_ That is, by which Spirit; _he went and preached_
Πορευθεις εκηρυξεν, _having gone, he preached_,
namely, in and by Noah, who spake by the Spirit of Christ, (1 Peter
1:11,) and of the F...
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WHICH SOMETIME WERE DISOBEDIENT; when they were alive on the earth,
and Christ, by Noah, preached to them during the building of the ark.
WHEREIN; in the ark.
EIGHT SOULS; Noah and his wife, his thr...
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The benefits of Christ's work:...
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WHICH SOMETIME WERE DISOBEDIENT, WHEN ONCE THE LONGSUFFERING OF GOD
WAITED IN THE DAYS OF NOAH, WHILE THE ARK WAS A-PREPARING, WHEREIN
FEW, THAT IS, EIGHT SOULS, WERE SAVED BY WATER....
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There is similar instruction for wives, for theirs is the subject
place, certainly not as slaves to a master, but as joined to their
"own husbands," a most-intimate and precious relationship. Because...
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_ 1 Peter 3:20 ‘who once were disobedient, when the patience of God
kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark,
in which. few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely thr...
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14-22 We sanctify God before others, when our conduct invites and
encourages them to glorify and honour him. What was the ground and
reason of their hope? We should be able to defend our religion wit...
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WHICH; which spirits in prison. QUESTION. When were these spirits, to
whom Christ preached by Noah, in prison? ANSWER. Then when Peter wrote
this Epistle. The Greek participle of the present tense is...
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1 Clement
Let us turn to every age that has passed, and learn that, from
generation to generation, the Lord has granted a place of repentance
to all such as would be converted unto Him. Noah preached...
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1 Peter 3:20 formerly G4218 disobedient G544 (G5660) when G3753 once
G530 Divine G2316 longsuffering G3115 waited G1551
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This confirms who these ‘spirits in prison' were. Human beings are
never spoken of in this way (as spirits in prison), while 2 Peter 2:4
confirms Peter's interest in the angels who sinned in the time...
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THE GROUNDS OF THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THE FACE OF THE POWERS THAT ARE
AGAINST THEM (1 PETER 3:18).
If we are to understand the significance of the verses that follow it
is important that we recognise the...
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1 Peter 3:20. AFORETIME DISOBEDIENT. The ‘disobedient' means here
again, as in 1 Peter 2:7-8; 1 Peter 3:1 _disbelieving,_ refusing
belief and withstanding truth. The clause may describe the ‘spirits'...
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WHICH AFORETIME WERE DISOBEDIENT
(απειθησασιν ποτε). First aorist active participle of
απειθεω (for which verb see 1 Peter 3:20) in the dative plural
agreeing with πνευμασιν. These spirits now in p...
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ONCE
Omit "once....
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1 Peter 3:20
The Two Baptisms.
I. The salvation of Noah by water. You are familiar with the narrative
in Genesis. Peter does not recapitulate the facts, but alludes to them
as well known. Eight souls...
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CONTENTS: Duties of husbands and wives toward one another.
Exhortations to Christian consistency. Christ's vicarious sacrifice.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Sara, Abraham.
CONCLUSION: Worldl...
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1 Peter 3:1. _Ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands._ The
same words occur in Ephesians 5:22. Col 3:18. The excellence of piety
is pleaded here, as the first ornament of a wife. Wisdom conne...
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THESE WERE THE SPIRITS. "These _now imprisoned_ were the spirits of
those who had not obeyed God, when He waited patiently for them to
turn from sin during the days (120 years) that Noah was building...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 Peter 3:15. LORD GOD.—Probably better, “Lord Christ.” “To
sanctify Christ or God was to count His name as holy above all other
names, His fear as the only fear which...
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EXPOSITIONS
1 PETER 3:1
LIKEWISE, YE WIVES. St. Peter has spoken of the duties of servants:
why does he omit those of masters? There must have been Christian
masters in Asia Minor, as is plain from...
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Shall we turn now to First Peter chapter three as Peter addresses
himself to the wives? This particular section goes back to verse
thirteen of chapter two,
Submit yourself to every ordinance of man fo...
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2 Corinthians 2:15; 2 Corinthians 2:16; 2 Peter 2:5; 2 Peter 3:15;...
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In which [ε ι ς η ν]. Lit., into which. A pregnant construction;
into which they were gathered, and in which they were saved.
By water [δ ι α]. Rev., through. Some take this as instrumental, by
means...
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When the longsuffering of God waited — For an hundred and twenty
years; all the time the ark was preparing: during which Noah warned
them all to flee from the wrath to come....