1 Peter 4:10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 4:10

every man = each one. hath . Omit. gift . App-184 . See 1 Corinthians 7:7 . minister . App-190 . the same = it. one to another = among yourselves (1 Peter 4:8 ). stewards . See 1 Corinthians 4:1 . manifold . See 1 Peter 1:6 . grace . App-184 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:10

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;Any gift that one may have received from God, any talent, wealth or ability - everything that one has is viewed by the Christian as an endowment from God himself, which is to be used for ministering (serving) the body of Christ. People's possessions are not theirs in a selfish sense, for they are considered to be stewards of God's gift. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 4:10

1 Peter 4:10. As every man hath received, &c.— "And as all talents for public offices, as well as private capacities of usefulness in the church, are the free gift of God, let every one who is favoured with them, be careful to employ them, in proportion to what he has received, for the advantage and edification one of another, as persons entrusted with, and accountable to their great Lord and Master for the various gifts andendowmentswhichhehasgraciously bestowed upon them, that they may... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 4:10

10. every—"even as each man hath received," in whatever degree, and of whatever kind. The Spirit's gifts (literally, "gift of grace," that is, gratuitously bestowed) are the common property of the Christian community, each Christian being but a steward for the edifying of the whole, not receiving the gift merely for his own use. minister the same—not discontentedly envying or disparaging the gift of another. one to another—Greek as in 1 Peter 4:8, "towards yourselves"; implying that all form... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Peter 4:7-11

D. The Importance of Mutual Love in End-Times Living 4:7-11To prepare his readers to meet the Lord soon, Peter urged them to make the best use of their time now that they understood what he had written about suffering. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Peter 4:10

God has given every Christian at least one gift (ability) that he or she can and should share with other believers and in so doing serve them. The gift in view is evidently one of the so-called spiritual gifts (cf. 1 Corinthians 12-14; Romans 12; Ephesians 4). "Manifold" means many faceted or variegated. God bestows His grace on different people in different ways. The gifts (Gr. charisma) are aspects of God’s grace (Gr. charis). No Christian can claim that he or she has nothing to offer the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 4:1-19

The Security of the Faithful in the Approaching JudgmentC (ii). 1 Peter 4:1-6. ’This is your faith: live then in accordance with it. Arm yourselves against your troubles by resolving to be like Christ in suffering. Suffering gives rest from sin, and the results of what you have already endured should be a life henceforth in accordance with God’s will. You have lived the heathen life long enough in the past to have learnt its wretchedness. The heathen are surprised now at your estrangement from... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 4:7-11

(7-11) DUTY OF BENEVOLENCE WITHIN THE CHURCH IN VIEW OF THE ADVENT.—The end of the world is not far off; let it find you not only sober, but (above all else) exerting an intense charity within the Church, by hospitality and generosity, in these as much as in spiritual ministrations seeking not your own glory, but God’s. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 4:10

(10) As every man hath received the gift.—There is no definite article in the-Greek, which might be rendered, According as every man was gifted. They are reminded, as in 1 Corinthians 4:7, that the gift was received, and for the same purpose. At what period these gifts were received it is hard to say, as in some instances the gift was of a spiritual nature, in others of a temporal nature. Each, however, has a gift of some kind for the benefit of the community.Even so minister.—In the original,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Peter 4:1-19

Manifold Grace 1 Peter 4:10 The whole verse reads thus, 'Let every man that has received the gift even so minister the same one to another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God'. What is 'manifold'? Many? No. The word 'many' would be misleading, though it does enter into the larger and truer interpretation of the term. Manifold in this case means variegated, many in colour and light and bloom and beauty. Manifold is not in this relation a question of quantity or quality, but of... read more

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