Daniel Whedon 18. Christ also As well as yourselves. Once Once for all; perhaps also intimating that their suffering might be in like manner, once, or at least that soon they would look back upon it in that light. Suffered On the cross, freely, voluntarily, doing the will of God, and for no fault of his own. For sins On account of, or in relation to, sins, that is, in expiation of them. The preposition περι , for, radically signifies around, in the relation of circumference to centre, the action... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 3:18
18. Christ also As well as yourselves. Once Once for all; perhaps also intimating that their suffering might be in like manner, once, or at least that soon they would look back upon it in that light. Suffered On the cross, freely, voluntarily, doing the will of God, and for no fault of his own. For sins On account of, or in relation to, sins, that is, in expiation of them. The preposition περι , for, radically signifies around, in the relation of circumference to centre, the action... read more