1 Peter 4:18
And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
Jeremiah 25:29For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
Mark 13:20If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
Luke 23:31For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
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 →