1 Peter 4:18

εἰ ὁ δίκαιος μόλις σώζεται κ.τ.λ. The quotation is taken from the LXX. of Proverbs 11:31 where the Hebrew is “Behold the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner.” The righteous is regarded as being “hardly saved” because of the painful nature of the “fiery trial” through which he has to pass. To share Christ’s glory he has to share Christ’s reproach. He has to “come out of great tribulation,” and his robes must be “washed in the Blood of the Lamb” by personal fellowship in his Master’s sufferings, Revelation 7:14.