1 Peter 5:10
But the God of all grace, who hath called us into his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you, and confirm you, and establish you.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
11To him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And when he passed before him, he said: O the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, patient and of much compassion, and true,
Psalms 86:15And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.
Micah 7:18Who is a God like to thee, who takest away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritance? he will send his fury in no more, because he delighteth in mercy.
Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the Lord, and they shall walk in his name, saith the Lord.
Romans 5:20Now the law entered in, that sin might abound. And where sin abounded, grace did more abound.
Romans 9:11For when the children were not yet born, nor had done any good or evil (that the purpose of God, according to election, might stand,)
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 5:9-10
Sobriety and Vigilance Enjoined. ( a. d. 66.) 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. Here the apostle does three things:— I. He shows them their danger from an enemy more cruel and restless than even the worst of men, whom he describes, 1. By his characters and names. (1.) He is an adversary: " That… Read the whole commentary →