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1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous;
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous;
1 PETER 3:8 tapeino,fronej {A} Instead of tapeino,fronej, the Textus Receptus, following later manuscripts, reads filo,fronej (“courteous”). In a few witnesses (including L and some editions of the...
Verse 8. BE YE _ALL OF ONE MIND_] Unity, both in the family and in the Church, being essentially necessary to _peace_ and _salvation_. See on Romans 12:16; Romans 15:5. _HAVING COMPASSION_] συμπαθει...
FINALLY - As the last direction, or as general counsel in reference to your conduct in all the relations of life. The apostle had specified most of the important relations which Christians sustain, 1...
III. CHRIST THE PATTERN FOR HIS SAINTS CHAPTER 2:11-3:9 _ 1. Abstinence and submission (1 Peter 2:11)_ 2. Christ the pattern for those who suffer (1 Peter 2:18) 3. Glorifying Christ in the marriage...
This short and simple section deals with the wider relations of the Christian disciple to his fellow-disciples and to the world. It is an expansion of Christ's teaching in the Golden Rule. It is clear...
Finally, you must all be of one mind; you must have sympathy with each other and you must live in brotherly love; you must be compassionate and humble; you must not return evil for evil, nor insult fo...
THE SILENT PREACHING OF A LOVELY LIFE (1 Peter 3:1-2)...
OF ONE MIND. Greek. _homophron._ Only here. Compare Romans 12:16; Romans 15:5; 2 Corinthians 13:11.Philippians 1:2;...
_Finally, be ye all of one mind_ From the two special relations which were the groundwork of social life, the Apostle passes to wider and more general precepts. The adjective for "of one mind" (not fo...
B. SOCIAL DUTIES. 1 Peter 2:13 to 1 Peter 3:12 13 This warfare against heathen principles of living does not mean the subversion of the necessary bonds of society. Rather it deepens and intensifies...
ΤῸ ΔῈ ΤΈΛΟΣ, _finally_, an adverbial expression not used elsewhere in the N.T. St Paul generally uses λοιπόν or τὸ λοιπόν = all that remains to be said. The phrase does not imply that St Peter was int...
ΤΌ ΤΈΛΟΣ (G5056) используется как наречие, "наконец". В данном наречном значении это слово всегда вводит новую тему разговора, а не просто подводит итог сказанного ранее. Здесь оно обозначает переход...
_5. TOWARD CHRISTIAN BRETHREN 3:8_ 1 Peter 3:8-9 Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded; not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling;...
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: General summary of relative duty, after the particular duties from 1 Peter 2:18. OF O...
VERSE 8. FINALLY, BE YE ALL OF ONE MIND. Summing up the duties enjoined upon you as Christian men and women, whether married or not, I say generally: 1. Be of one mind. Let harmony prevail. 2. Have co...
21 Following in the footprints left by our Lord while He was on earth is often taken as the ideal of human deportment for believers in Christ. And so it is-for the Circumcision, to whom Peter writes....
HAVING COMPASSION ONE OF ANOTHER] RV 'compassionate'; EM 'Gr. sympathetic': cp. Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 10:34, Tenderness towards even the feelings of others is implied. 10-12. Quoted from Psalms 34, in...
THE BLESSEDNESS OF CHRIST'S PEOPLE, THOUGH THEY SHOULD SUFFER LIKE CHRIST _B_ (iii). 1 Peter 3:1. Another divinely created ordinance of man is marriage. One of the purposes of Christianity was to teac...
MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD 1 PETER _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 3 WIVES AND HUSBANDS v1 You wives must respect and obey your own husbands. Some husbands do not obey God’s word. When they see your good beh...
Members of a family sometimes argue and fight. This can happen even in a Christian family. God does not want this. People argue because they are selfish and proud. Sometimes they do not love each othe...
FINALLY, BE YE ALL. — A return from the special to the general. St. Peter has not, however, forgotten the _purpose_ with which the former rules were given; his thought is still how to produce a right...
CHAPTER 10 THEY WHO BLESS ARE BLESSED 1 Peter 3:8 THE Apostle now ceases from his special admonitions, and enforces generally such qualities and conduct as must mark all who fear the Lord. "Finally,...
f. Sweeping clause addressed to all, inculcating detailed φιλαδελφία after Romans 12:10; Romans 12:15-17. 1 Peter 3:8. τὸ … τέλος, _finally_. Oecumenius brings out the possible connotations of the wor...
CHRISTIAN FAMILY-LIFE 1 Peter 3:1 In the previous chapter the Apostle had been urging the poor slaves of wealthy householders to submit quietly to wrongs, leaving God to vindicate. Here he turns to t...
The marriage relation was then dealt with, and special emphasis was laid on the fact that the true adornment of woman is found in her character rather than in her dress. Husbands are charged to dwell...
BEING A BLESSING IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS Peter concludes his discussion of the Christian's treatment of others by telling all to have five special attitudes. First, Christ's followers should be united...
(10) Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous: (10) He turns to common exhortations, and commends harmony and whatever things...
Be ye all of one mind. These instructions are not only for man and wife, but for every one, to whom in general these virtues are recommended. And every one's duty is comprised in these few words of Ps...
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; (2) While they behold your chaste con...
The epistles of Peter are addressed to the elect Jews of his day, believing of course on the Lord Jesus, and scattered throughout a considerable portion of Asia Minor. The apostle takes particular car...
_THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT_ ‘Finally be ye all of one mind … that ye should inherit a blessing.’ 1 Peter 3:8 There are certain duties peculiar to certain positions and relations of human life. These the...
Now follow general precepts which indiscriminately belong to all. (39) Moreover he summarily mentions some things which are especially necessary to foster friendship and love. The first is, _Be ye all...
After this general exhortation, brief but important to believers, the apostle takes up the relative walk of Christians in a world where on the one hand God watches over all, yet where He permits His o...
FINALLY, BE YE ALL OF ONE MIND,.... Not that the apostle was about to conclude his epistle; but having finished his exhortations respecting the obedience of subjects to magistrates, and of servants to...
Finally, _be ye_ all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, _be_ pitiful, _be_ courteous: Ver. 8. _Be courteous_] Gr. φιλοφρονες, friendly minded, ready to any good office....
_Finally_ This section of the epistle reaches to 1 Peter 4:11. The apostle seems to have added the rest afterward. _Be ye all of one mind_ Ομοφρονες, _unanimous;_ guarding against all unnecessary occa...
There is similar instruction for wives, for theirs is the subject place, certainly not as slaves to a master, but as joined to their "own husbands," a most-intimate and precious relationship. Because...
LOVE AS BRETHREN: Or, loving to the brethren...
_ 1 Peter 3:8 ‘To sum up, let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit;'_ ‘TO SUM UP' -This isn't the end of the letter, rather it sums up. section dealing with ou...
8-13 Though Christians cannot always be exactly of the same mind, yet they should have compassion one of another, and love as brethren. If any man desires to live comfortably on earth, or to possess...
BE YE ALL OF ONE MIND; either, be of one mind in the things of faith, and then this implies the consent of the understanding, and the next, that of the affections; or, be united both in faith and affe...
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book III For he says: "Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be humble," and so forth, "that ye may inhe...
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‘Finally, all of you, be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers and sisters, tender-hearted, humble-minded,' Peter now addresses ‘all of you' and outlines their required manner of life. They a...
ALL ARE TO BEHAVE AS THOSE WHO ARE OBEDIENT WITH REGARD TO EACH OTHER (1 PETER 3:8). After briefly recalling admonitions he has already given (1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 2:22) Peter now sums up and expands...
The injunctions on the subject of the blamelessness of conduct by which Christians should be distinguished in their political, civil, and domestic relations, are now succeeded by a train of exhortatio...
1 Peter 3:8. FINALLY, BE YE ALL; or, to retain the immediate dependence which the previous counsels had upon the general exhortations of 1 Peter 2:11-12, or 1 Peter 2:13, _finally being all._ It is, s...
FINALLY (το τελος). Adverbial accusative. Conclusion, not of the Epistle, but only of the addresses to various classes. No verb (εστε imperative, be) here.LIKEMINDED (ομοφρονες). Old compound (ομ...
1 Peter 3:8 I. This is one of those texts which are too apt to confuse persons who do not read their Bibles carefully enough. They cannot see what the latter part of these verses has to do with the fo...
1 Peter 3:1. _Likewise, ye wives be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; while they behold your c...
CONTENTS: Duties of husbands and wives toward one another. Exhortations to Christian consistency. Christ's vicarious sacrifice. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Sara, Abraham. CONCLUSION: Worldl...
1 Peter 3:1. _Ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands._ The same words occur in Ephesians 5:22. Col 3:18. The excellence of piety is pleaded here, as the first ornament of a wife. Wisdom conne...
TO CONCLUDE. "I have been telling you how to manage your affairs as a religious society." YOU MUST ALL. "You must have a sense of being ONE in Christ! AS BROTHERS. "Treat each other as members of the...
THE CAKE OF COURTESY Be courteous. 1 Peter 3:8 (AV). I found the recipe for a very good cake the other day. It was called “the Cake of Courtesy.” You have often tasted this cake and it has a very...
1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 3:8 FINALLY, ALL OF YOU begins a list of godly virtues that all believers should model at all times. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 Peter 3:8. OF ONE MIND.—One aim and purpose. This is possible when all seek the honour of Christ; impossible when each seeks his own honour. LOVE AS BRETHREN.—Or “lov...
EXPOSITIONS 1 PETER 3:1 LIKEWISE, YE WIVES. St. Peter has spoken of the duties of servants: why does he omit those of masters? There must have been Christian masters in Asia Minor, as is plain from...
Shall we turn now to First Peter chapter three as Peter addresses himself to the wives? This particular section goes back to verse thirteen of chapter two, Submit yourself to every ordinance of man fo...
1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 12:26; 1 John 3:14; 1 John 3:18;...
Of one mind [ο μ ο φ ρ ο ν ε ς]. Rev., like - minded. Only here in New Testament. Compare Romans 12:16; Romans 14:5; Philippians 2:2, etc. Indicating unity of thought and feeling. From oJmov, one and...
Finally — This part of the epistle reaches to 1 Peter 4:11. The apostle seems to have added the rest afterwards. Sympathizing — Rejoicing and sorrowing together. Love all believers as brethren. Be pit...
Our apostle having finished his exhortation to relative duties, namely, of husbands and wives, masters and servants, magistrates and subjects, he now enters upon another subject, namely, that of suffe...