1 Peter 1:18-19

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Peter 1:17-21

The reason for the holiness of Christians: v. 17. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear, v. 18. forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers, v. 19. but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot; v. 20. who verily was... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Peter 1:13-21

1 Peter 1:13-21Analysis:—Exhortations to firmness and sobriety, to holiness in mind and conversation, to filial reverence of God,—all founded on love and gratitude for the precious redemption by the blood of Christ.1913Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;2014As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:2115But as he which hath... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Peter 1:13-25

Redeemed and Purified 1 Peter 1:13-25 The appeal for a holy life is enforced by considering the great cost of our redemption and the great hope which is opened before us. Ours must be the girded loins, lest our desires trail after forbidden things, or be sullied by the mud on the road. We must be holy, as God is: and this can be realized only when we allow God, by His Holy Spirit, to pour Himself into our natures. There is no fear like that which love begets. We do not fear God with the fear... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-25

Like the letter of James, the purpose of this was to establish those who were passing through a period of suffering and testing. In his introduction the apostle used the name Jesus had given him, "Peter." He described those to whom he wrote as "elect . . . according to the foreknowledge of God," and "in sanctification of the Spirit." He approached the subject of the testing of their faith by reminding them of the heavenly nature of their vocation. The final issue thereof is an inheritance, all... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 1 Peter 1:10-25

The Book of Books 1 Peter 1:10-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is said on one occasion, when Sir Walter Scott was sick, he called his son requesting him to bring him the book. His son said, "Your library is filled with books. Which book do you want?" He is said to have replied, "My son, there is but one Book, bring me the Book." From the above story we have taken our theme: The Book of books. The Bible contains everything needed in the way of spiritual instruction. It proclaims prophecies, which... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:17-21

Recognising What God Has Done For Them They Should Live Their Lives With Greatest Care (1 Peter 1:17-21 ). The emphasis on obedience continues, and now it is linked with God’s remedy through the blood of Jesus Christ. Recognising that the Father on Whom they call is also their judge, Who judges without respect of persons, and that they have been redeemed by the very blood of Christ, they must live like it. They must live ‘in the fear and awe of the Lord’ which is the beginning of wisdom... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:18-19

‘Knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ,’ And especially should we be filled with awe as we recognise the cost of what He has done for us. There we were living a vain manner of life, following in the footsteps of our fathers, counting silver and gold as the be-all and end-all of everything, and living as our fathers... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:13-21

1 Peter 1:13-Ecclesiastes : . Here the practical aim of the epistle becomes at the earliest possible moment clearly manifest. The writer finds in the central reality of the Christian faith— the example, sacrifice, and resurrection of Jesus Christ— the truest source of good conduct. He reminds them that all this has taken place that they may be sharers in the character of God. Hope in God can have no other logical issue than conformity to His will. 1 Peter 1:13 . girding up: a metaphor... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:18

Forasmuch as ye know; considering that ye were, &c. That ye were not redeemed with corruptible things: see Titus 2:14. This implies them to have been in a servile condition, and in bondage to their own errors, till they were converted to Christ. As silver and gold; the most precious things, of greatest esteem among men. From your vain, because unprofitable to, and insufficient for, righteousness and salvation, conversation, viz. in your Judaism, wherein you were so much addicted to... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:19

Precious; because the blood not only of an innocent person, but of the Son of God, Acts 20:28. As of a lamb; i.e. who was a Lamb. A lamb; the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world, John 1:29; not only like a lamb, for his innocence and gentleness, Isaiah 53:7, but the Antitype of the lambs which under the law were offered in the daily sacrifices, and more especially of the paschal lamb; whatever was shadowed out in that, and those other sacrifices, having its accomplishment in... read more

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