1 Peter 4:18

And if the ryghteous scacely be saued, where shall the vngodly and the sinner appeare?

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

In Context

17For the tyme is [come] that iudgement must begin at the house of God. Yf it first [begin] at vs, what shall the ende be of them whiche beleue not the Gospell of God?

19Wherefore, let them that are troubled accordyng to the wyll of God, commit their soules to him with well doyng, as vnto a faythfull creatour.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodome [were] wicked, and exceedyng sinners agaynst the Lorde.

Mark 13:20And except that the Lorde shoulde shorten [those] dayes, no fleshe shoulde be saued: But for the electes sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened [those] dayes.

Luke 23:31For if they do these thinges in a greene tree, what shalbe done in the drye?

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 →

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