1 Peter 4:5

Contextual Overview

⁴They are surprised that you don’t join them in the same flood of wild living—and they slander you. ⁴ Wherein they thinke it strange, that you runne not with them to the same excesse of riot, speaking euil of you: ⁴ Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: ⁴ With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; ⁴ In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them in the same excesses of debauchery, and they slander you; ⁴ Nonbelievers think it is strange that you do not do the many wild and wasteful things they do, so they insult you. ⁴ In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of dissipation, and they malign you; ⁴Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. ⁴ Now your former friends wonder why you have stopped running around with them, and they curse you for it. ⁴ They think it strange that you don't plunge with them into the same flood of dissoluteness, and so they heap insults on you.

Bible Verse Review
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shall: Malachi 3:13-15, Matthew 12:36, Luke 16:2, Romans 14:12, Jude 1:14, Jude 1:15

that: Psalms 1:6, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Ezekiel 18:30, Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:22, John 5:23, John 5:28, John 5:29, Acts 10:42, Acts 17:31, Romans 14:10-12, 1 Corinthians 15:51, 1 Corinthians 15:52, 2 Timothy 4:1, James 5:9

Reciprocal: John 17:14 - the world Acts 24:25 - judgment Romans 2:16 - God Romans 14:9 - Lord 2 Corinthians 5:10 - we 1 Peter 4:14 - reproached 1 Peter 5:5 - all

Cross-References

Genesis 4:10
The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.

Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Genesis 4:10
And he said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Genesis 4:10
But the Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!

Genesis 4:10
The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's [innocent] blood is crying out to Me from the ground [for justice].

Genesis 4:10
Then He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to Me from the ground.

Genesis 4:10
Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth.

Genesis 4:10
And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to Me from the ground.

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who shall give account to him,.... "To God himself", as the Syriac version reads; of all their blasphemies, and hard speeches spoken by them against God, Christ, the Gospel, and good men, and receive their just punishment. This the apostle says, to calm the minds of God's people, and make them to sit easy under all censures, reproaches, and calumnies, and not think of avenging themselves, but commit themselves to him that will judge righteously; even to him,

that is ready to judge the quick and the dead; that is, all men, such as will be found alive when he comes, and those that have died before, who will then be raised from the dead, to receive their judgment; and by whom is meant the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom all judgment is committed; and who is ordained to be the Judge of quick and dead, and will judge both at his appearing and kingdom; yea, the day is appointed when this judgment will proceed by him, and he is at the door; so that he may be truly said to be ready for it, as he is every way equal to it, and will finish it with righteousness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who shall give account - That is, they shall not do this with impunity. They are guilty in this of a groat wrong and they must answer for it to God.

That is ready to judge - That is, “who is prepared to judge” - τῷ ἑτοίμως ἔχοντι tō hetoimōs echonti. See the phrase used in Acts 21:13; “I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem.” 2 Corinthians 12:14; “the third time I am ready to come to you.” Compare the word “ready” - ἑτοιμος hetoimos - in Matthew 22:4, Matthew 22:8; Matthew 24:44; Matthew 25:10; Luke 12:40; Luk 22:33; 1 Peter 1:5. The meaning is, not that he was about to do it, or that the day of judgment was near at hand - whatever the apostle may have supposed to be true on that point - but that he was prepared for it; all the arrangements were made with reference to it; there was nothing to hinder it.

To judge the quick and the dead - The living and the dead; that is, those who shall be alive when he comes, and those in their graves. This is a common phrase to denote all who shall be brought before the bar of God for judgment. See the Acts 10:42 note; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 notes; 2 Timothy 4:1 note. The meaning in this connection seems to be, that they should bear their trials and the opposition which they would meet with patiently, not feeling that they were forgotten, nor attempting to avenge themselves; for the Lord would vindicate them when he should come to judgment, and call those who had injured them to an account for all the wrongs which they had done to the children of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Peter 4:5. To judge the quick and the dead. — They shall give account of these irregularities to Him who is prepared to judge both the Jews and the Gentiles. The Gentiles, previously to the preaching of the Gospel among them, were reckoned to be dead in trespasses and sins, Ephesians 2:1-5; under the sentence of death, because they had sinned. The Jews had at least, by their religious profession, a name to live; and by that profession were bound to give to God.