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Verse 12. _THE EYES OF THE LORD_ ARE _OVER THE RIGHTEOUS_] That is, He
is continually under God's notice and his care; God continually
watches _for_ him and watches _over_ him, and he is _under_ his
c...
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FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE OVER THE RIGHTEOUS - That is, he is their
Protector. His eyes are indeed on all people, but the language here is
that which describes continual guardianship and care.
AND...
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IV. THE COMFORT IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS AND SUFFERING
CHAPTER 3:10-4:19
_ 1. The comfort in suffering (1 Peter 3:10)_
2. Few saved as illustrated by Noah's preaching (1 Peter 3:18)
3. The new life i...
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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...
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THE SILENT PREACHING OF A LOVELY LIFE (1 Peter 3:1-2)...
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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...
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LORD. App-98.
RIGHTEOUS. App-191.
PRAYERS. App-134.
AGAINST. App-104. The reference in verses: 1 Peter 3:10 is to Psalms
34:12....
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_For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous_ It may be noted that
the "for" is added by the Apostle to emphasize the sequence of
thought. There is no conjunction either in the Hebrew or the LXX....
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_For he that will love life_ The three verses are from the LXX.
version of Psalms 34:12-16. It is characteristic of St Peter that he
thus quotes from the Old Testament without any formula of citation....
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ἘΠῚ ΔΙΚΑΊΟΥΣ … ἘΠῚ ΠΟΙΟΥ͂ΝΤΑΣ ΚΑΚΆ.
The preposition (ἐπί) is the same in both cases, but in one case
God’s eyes look down in love and in the other in wrath, cf. Exodus
14:24....
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From Psalms 34; (12–16) quoted in 1 Peter 2:3 “Taste and see that
the Lord is gracious.” It is a Psalm of confident trust in God’s
protection of the righteous in spite of their constant afflictions. I...
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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...
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ΟΦΘΑΛΜΌΣ (G3788) глаз,
ΏΤ _пот. pl. от_ ΟΥΣ (G3775) ухо. ΔΈΗΣΙΣ (G1162)
просьба, молитва,
ΠΟΙΟΎΝΤΑΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160)
делать. _Praes._ подчеркивает постоянное
делание. Subst. part...
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DISCOURSE: 2400
GOD’S DISPOSITION TOWARDS THE RIGHTEOUS AND WICKED
1 Peter 3:12. _The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his
ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is ag...
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IS AGAINST THEM— _Upon_ or _over them;_ as it is said in the first
clause; Επι, _upon,_ or _over the righteous._...
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_6. TOWARD REVILERS 3:9-12_
but contrariwise blessing
_Eulogeo_ (eu, meaning good, well, plus _logos,_ word, discourse): to
speak well of. Hence in the New Testament, to bless, ascribe praise or
glo...
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For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are
open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that
do evil.
FOR ... Ground of the promised life of blessedness...
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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....
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3:12 evil. (a-28) See Psalms 34:12-16 ....
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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...
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OVER.. AGAINST] RV 'upon.. upon.' God's aspect is the same to each, it
is man who turns 'grace' into 'wrath': cp. Exodus 14:24.
_C_ (I) 1 PETER 3:13;, deals chiefly with faith, (ii) 1 PETER 4:1 with
c...
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To ‘enjoy life and have good days’ does not mean that Christians
can live without troubles in their lives. It means that God will care
for them, if they live the right way. They should be careful what...
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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...
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FOR. — Or, _Because._ In the Psalm there is no such connecting
particle, but it is involved in the juxtaposition. The sense that the
Lord’s eyes are over you is a sufficient reason for self-restraint...
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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,...
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1 Peter 3:10-12 = Psalms 34:12-17 a. introduced by mere γάρ as
familiar. The lips of Christians who wish to love life must be free
from cursing and from guile as were Christ's (_cf._ Isa. _apud_ ii.
2...
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πρόσωπον Κυρίου, _Jehovah's face, i.e., wrath_ (Targum,
_the face of Jehovah was angry_) as the following clause, _to cut off
the remembrance of them_ … shows; _cf._ Lamentations 4:16; Psalms
21:9. Bu...
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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...
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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...
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GOD'S WATCHFUL CARE FOR HIS CHILDREN
Next, Peter quoted Psalms 34:12-16 in an effort to encourage his
readers to follow the admonitions of verses 8-9. Those who would have
a productive life on earth a...
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For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are
open] unto their prayers: but the (i) face of the Lord [is] against
them that do evil.
(i) This word "face" after the manner of th...
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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...
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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...
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12_For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, _or, _on the
righteous_. It ought to be a consolation to us, sufficient to mitigate
all evils, that we are looked upon by the Lord, so that he will...
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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...
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FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE OVER THE RIGHTEOUS,.... Who are so not
merely in the sight of men, but of God; nor in their own account, and
by their own works, but in the esteem of God, through the impu...
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For the eyes of the Lord _are_ over the righteous, and his ears _are
open_ unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord _is_ against them
that do evil.
Ver. 12. _For the eyes of the Lord_] Should not...
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_He that will love life_ That would make life amiable and desirable;
_and see good days_ Namely, such as are prosperous and happy; _let him
refrain his tongue from evil_ From railing, back-biting, tal...
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OVER THE RIGHTEOUS; for their protection and benefit.
AGAINST THEM; he disapproves and will punish them....
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Quoted from Psalms 34:12-16....
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EXHORTATIONS TO CHRISTIANS IN GENERAL, BASED ON CHRIST'S WORK OF
REDEMPTION AND HIS STATE OF EXALTATION.
True brotherly love:...
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FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE OVER THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ARE OPEN
UNTO THEIR PRAYERS; BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THEM THAT DO
EVIL.
Here the apostle in a few sentences indicates what the...
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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...
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AGAINST:
_ Gr._ upon...
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_ 1 Peter 3:12 ‘For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and
his ears attend to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against
those who do evil.'_
‘EYES OF THE LORD UPON THE RIGHTEOUS' -‘U...
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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...
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FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE OVER THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ARE OPEN
UNTO THEIR PRAYERS; God watcheth over them, looks favourably on them,
and hears their prayers: see PSALMS 34:15. This he lays dow...
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1 Peter 3:12 For G3754 eyes G3788 LORD G2962 on G1909 righteous G1342
And G2532 His G846 ears G3775 to...
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‘For,
“He who would love life,
And see good days,
Let him refrain his tongue from evil,
And his lips that they speak no guile,
And let him turn away from evil, and do good;
Let him seek peace, a...
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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...
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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...
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1 Peter 3:12. BECAUSE THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE UPON THE RIGHTEOUS, AND
HIS EARS UNTO THEIR SUPPLICATION. This blameless, patient, beneficent,
and peaceable manner of life, which has been recommended a...
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UPON
(επ). In the case of righteous (δικαιους, in the O.T. sense
like δικαιον Λοτ in 2 Peter 2:7) for their good, but in the
case of men "that do evil" (επ ποιουντας κακα, "upon
men doing evil thin...
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RIGHTEOUS
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 10:10). _...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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FOR THE LORD. "When you actively make a habit of doing good, you keep
yourself in God's fellowship! He watches over you and hears your
prayers!" BUT HE TURNS. "If you do evil, he will turn away from y...
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1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 3:10 Peter draws on Psalms 34:12 (see note
on 1 Pet. 2:3). To LOVE LIFE and s
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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2 Chronicles 16:9; 2 Chronicles 7:15; Deuteronomy 11:12; Ezekiel 15:7;...
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The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous — For good. Anger
appears in the whole face; love, chiefly in the eyes....