1 Peter 4:19
Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God, commend their souls in good deeds to the faithful Creator.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
18And if the just man shall scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Cross References
Psalms 31:5Thou wilt bring me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me: for thou art my protector.
Psalms 138:8O daughter of Babylon, miserable: blessed shall he be who shall repay thee thy payment which thou hast paid us.
Isaiah 40:27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
Isaiah 43:21This people have I formed for my- self, they shall shew forth my praise.
Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his work, and I have created the killer to destroy.
Daniel 3:16Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago answered and said to king Nabuchodonosor: We have no occasion to answer thee concerning this matter.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:13-19
Fortitude and Circumspection; Advice to Suffering Christians. ( a. d. 66.) 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part… Read the whole commentary →