1 Peter 4:5

That's why the good news was shared with those who've already died—

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In The King James Version

Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

In Context

4People think it's strange that you don't join them anymore in this wild and excessive lifestyle, so they curse at you. But they will have to explain what they've done to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

6so that although they were rightly judged as far as being sinful human beings is concerned, they could live in the spirit as far as God is concerned.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:14God is going to judge us for everything we do, including what we do secretly, whether good or bad.

Malachi 3:13You have said hard things about me, says the Lord. But you say, “What have we said against you?”

Matthew 25:31But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his majestic throne.

John 5:22The Father judges no one. He has given to the Son all the authority to judge,

Acts 10:42He gave us the responsibility of publicly telling this to the people, to testify that he is the one God chose as the Judge of the living and the dead.

Romans 14:10So why do you criticize your fellow-believer? Why do you despise your fellow-believer? For all of us will stand before God's throne of judgment.

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:5-7

Comfort of the Servants of God. ( a. d. 66.) 4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: 5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. I. Here you have the visible change wrought in those who in the foregoing verse were represented as having been in… Read the whole commentary →

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