For this is thank-worthy; in the Greek the substantive is put for the adjective: the sense is either, this is acceptable to God, and will be graciously rewarded by him; or, this is praise-worthy, and will be your glory, as 1 Peter 2:20. For conscience toward God; out of respect to God, and a desire of pleasing him.
1 PETER 2:19 ca,rij {B} In order to identify more precisely the idea conveyed by ca,rij, scribes have added various supplements, para. tw|/ qew|/ in C (Y 33 omit tw|/) 1739 al, qew|/ in 24...
Verse 19. _FOR THIS IS THANKWORTHY_] If, in a conscientious discharge of your duty, you suffer evil, this is in the sight of God thankworthy, pleasing, and proper; it shows that you prefer his author...
FOR THIS IS THANK-WORTHY - Margin, “thank.” Greek, “This is grace,” (χάρις charis). Doddridge renders the expression, “This is graceful indeed.” Various interpretations of this expression have been p...
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 is one of the noblest passages in the NT _on_ the real meaning of service. It raised the position of slave at one moment to the highest honour. A man could take all degradation out of it, for he...
THANKWORTHY. App-184. A MAN. App-123. CONSCIENCE. See Acts 23:1. TOWARD. of. ENDURE. See 2 Timothy 3:11. WRONGFULLY. Greek. _adikos_. Only here....
_For this is thankworthy_ The word _charis_, commonly translated "grace," is here used in the sense, which attaches also to the Latin _gratia_, as in _ago tibi gratias_, and the French _mille graces_,...
ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΓᾺΡ ΧΆΡΙΣ (see Robinson _Eph._ p. 221 ff.). Besides its special Christian sense of God’s free favour, especially as bestowed upon Gentiles, χάρις in the N.T. retains (_a_) some of its purely Gr...
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...
ΧΆΡΙΣ (G5485) благодать, благодарность, превосходство. Здесь это слово обозначает нечто, достойное восхищения, уважения (Веаге; TDNT). ΣΥΝΕΊΔΗΣΙΣ (G4893) совесть (_см._ Romans 2:15; RAC, 10:1025-107)...
DISCOURSE: 2397 HOW TO BEAR INJURIES 1 Peter 2:19. This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your fa...
FOR THIS IS THANKWORTHY— _Graceful._...
_2. TOWARD MASTERS 2:18-25_ 1 Peter 2:18 Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. _Expanded Translation_ You domestic serva...
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. Reason for subjection even to froward masters. THANKWORTHY, [ charis (G5485)] - (Luke 6:33.) A cours...
VERSE 19. FOR THIS IS THANKWORTHY. That is to say, this kind of a service meets the approbation of God, whether the master is satisfied or not. Service rendered for conscience' sake, although grief a...
24 Isa_40:6-8. 4 Our Lord, speaking to the chief priests and elders, told them that the kingdom of God would be taken from them and given to a nation bringing forth its fruits, in proof of which He a...
A servant is someone who works for someone else. This other person pays the servants for their work. These verses are for all people who work for an employer. Christians should behave better than othe...
God does not make people suffer. It is wrong to punish someone who does what is right. Sometimes it is unfair when Christians suffer. Yet, God wants them to trust him. God blesses those who obey him....
MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD 1 PETER _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 2 V1 Therefore stop all evil behaviour. Do not cheat people. Do not pretend to be better than you are. Do not be jealous. Stop saying bad th...
FOR THIS IS THANKWORTHY. — “This,” viz., what goes before, which is further explained in what follows. Quite literally it is, _for this is grace,_ or else (for, like _grâce_ in French, ‘the word has t...
CHAPTER 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD: ITS CHARACTER AND DUTIES 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 2:1 THAT holy lives have been lived in solitude none would venture to dispute, and that devout Christians have found...
CHAPTER 8 CHRISTIAN SERVICE 1 Peter 2:18 THE Gospel history shows very clearly that during our Lord's lifetime His followers were drawn largely from the ranks of the poor. It was fitting that He who...
f. Summary application of the teaching of Jesus recorded in Luke 6:27-36 = Matthew 5:39-48. χάρις seems to be an abbreviation of the O.T. idiom _to find favour_ (תן) _with God cf._ χάρις παρὰ θεῷ (20)...
FOLLOWING THE SHEPHERD OF SOULS 1 Peter 2:18 The argument from this point seems to be: Since you have been redeemed, live worthily of your heavenly calling in relation to your fellow-believers, to Go...
In order to obey the injunctions, those to whom Peter writes are urged to put away all such things as are contrary to the spirit of love. In order to do this they will long for the sustenance of the W...
PATIENTLY SUFFERING FOR THE MASTER Peter knew that in Christ, all men are equal (Galatians 3:28-29). However, that did not change the obligation a Christian would have to those over him. Even slaves w...
(22) For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for (f) conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. (22) The taking away of an objection: indeed the condition of servants is hard, especially i...
Take notice that this is praiseworthy, an effect of God's grace, a thing acceptable to God, when you suffer injuries patiently; whereas it is not glory, nothing that deserves commendation or reward, e...
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; (12) Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak again...
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...
19_For this is thankworthy _The word grace or favor, has the meaning of praise; for he means that no grace or praise shall be found before God, if we bear the punishment which we have by our faults de...
Thus cleansed therefore and born of the word, they were to put off all fraud, hypocrisy, envy, slander; and, as new-born babes, to seek for this milk of the understanding, in order to grow thereby (fo...
FOR THIS IS THANKWORTHY,.... Or "grace"; this is a fruit and effect of grace, an instance of it, in which it shows itself: the Syriac version adds, "with God"; and so it is read in one of Beza's copie...
For this _is_ thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. Ver. 19. _This is thankworthy_] τουτο γαρ χαρις εστι. God accounts himself hereby gratified, as it we...
_Servants_ Οι οικεται, _household servants, be subject to your masters_ Though heathen, in all things lawful; _with all fear_ Of offending them or God; _not only to the good_ The tender, kind; _and ge...
The submission of slaves:...
FOR THIS IS THANKWORTHY, IF A MAN FOR CONSCIENCE TOWARD GOD ENDURE GRIEF, SUFFERING WRONGFULLY....
Ch.2: 1 Timothy 6 Since the Word of God is the solid foundation of all, eternal blessing for us, it surely follows that we should gladly lay aside all that is contrary to It. Indeed, these evils liste...
_ 1 Peter 2:19 ‘For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God. man bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly.'_ ‘FOR THIS FINDS FAVOR' -The slave who remains submissive and resp...
18-25 Servants in those days generally were slaves, and had heathen masters, who often used them cruelly; yet the apostle directs them to be subject to the masters placed over them by Providence, wit...
1 Peter 2:19 For G1063 this G5124 commendable G5485 if G1487 conscience G5100 G1223 G4893 God G2316 endures...
‘For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endures griefs, suffering wrongfully.' But if a man has to endure griefs and suffer wrongfully because he is being conscientious towards Go...
1 Peter 2:19. FOR THIS IS ACCEPTABLE. The ‘this' refers to the case immediately to be stated. The Greek for ‘acceptable' here is the usual word for ‘grace.' Hence some take the sense to be=it is a wor...
The household is next dealt with as an institution obviously included under the ‘every ordinance of man' (1 Peter 2:13). And in the house the duty of servants is first declared. The bond-servant forme...
FOR THIS IS ACCEPTABLE (τουτο γαρ χαρις). "For this thing (neuter singular τουτο, obedience to crooked masters) is grace" (χαρις is feminine, here "thanks" as in Romans 7:25). "Acceptable" calls fo...
THIS IS THANKWORTHY Grace (imparted). (1 Peter 3:7); (Romans 6:1); (2 Peter 3:18)....
1 Peter 2:19 Patience under Undeserved Wrong. I. St. Peter teaches that suffering is thankworthy, a gift from God, and acceptable in turn to Him, if it be accompanied by two conditions. (1) It must b...
Peter is very practical in his Epistles. In the early days of the faith, Christians occupied a far more difficult and dangerous position than they do today. They were few in number, and greatly despis...
1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: Ha...
1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,-_ This is what we are to lay aside, to put away from us, to banish altogether. The...
1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,_ Putting these evil things right away from you, having nothing further to do with...
1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: if...
1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If...
CONTENTS: Exhortation to holiness and growth in view of Christ's great sacrifice. Christ's vicarious sufferings. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter. CONCLUSION: The Word of God is the proper and necessar...
1 Peter 2:4. _To whom coming as to a living stone._ The jews boasted of their temple, an undisputed blessing. But when the christians fled from Jerusalem, they took the true, the living temple with th...
GOD WILL BLESS YOU FOR THIS. The Christian who does what Peter says, has God's blessing on his action. If his conscience, taught by God's word, leads him to suffer even though he does not deserve this...
1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 2:19 GRACIOUS THING comes from the Greek word for “grace.” Here it seems to be synonymous with CREDIT. Both words indicate that God will reward his people if they endure suffer...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 Peter 2:18. SERVANTS.—Slaves. Many of the early Christians came from the ranks of slaves, or freedmen. And their freedom in Christ made their bondage to an earthly ma...
EXPOSITIONS 1 PETER 2:1 WHEREFORE LAYING ASIDE. Those who would wear the white robe of regeneration must lay aside the filthy garments (Zechariah 3:3) of the old carnal life. So St. Paul bids us put...
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and all envying, and all evil speakings (1 Peter 2:1), Set these things aside, we're to love one another with a pure heart fervently....
1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 3:14; 2 Corinthians 1:12;...
Conscience toward God [σ υ ν ε ι δ η σ ι ν θ ε ο υ]. Rev., in margin, conscious of God. The idea is not conscientiousness in the ordinary sense, but the conscious sense of one's relation to God; his c...
For conscience toward God — From a pure desire of pleasing him. Grief — Severe treatment....