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1 Peter 1:4

This inheritance is eternal, it never spoils or fades, and it is kept safe in heaven for you.

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In The King James Version

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

In Context

3Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through his great mercy we have been born again and given a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

5Through your trust in him, God will protect you by his power until salvation arrives—the salvation that is ready to be revealed at the last day.

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:7The grass wilts and the flower fades when the Lord breathes on them. Yes, the people are grass!

Matthew 25:34Then the king will say to the ones on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, and inherit the kingdom that's been prepared for you from the beginning of the world.

Acts 26:18to open their eyes so they can turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and so they can receive forgiveness for their sins and a place with those who are set right as they trust in me.’

1 Corinthians 9:25Every competitor who participates in the games maintains a strict training discipline. Of course they do so to win a crown that doesn't last. But our crowns will last forever!

Galatians 3:18If the inheritance is derived from obedience to the law, it no longer comes from the promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham by means of the promise.

Ephesians 1:14which is a down-payment on our inheritance when God redeems what he's kept safe for himself—us, who will praise and give him glory!

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:4-6

Privileges of Christians. ( a. d. 66.) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. We come now to the body of the epistle, which begins with, I. A congratulation of… Read the whole commentary →

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