1 Peter 3:8

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 word goal and also the law for all love since love is the end of the law. ὁμόφρονες, of one mind, united, an Epic word. St. Paul's τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν but here wider than parallel expressing Romans 12:16, τὸ αὐτὸ εἰς ἀλλήλους φρονοῦντες. συμπαθεῖς summarises χαίρειν μετὰ χαιρόντων κλαίειν μετὰ κλαιόντων of Romans 12:15; cf. Hebrews 4:15 (of Christ), Hebrews 10:34 (particular example of sympathy with “the prisoners”). φιλάδελφοι, cf. 1 Peter 1:22; Romans 12:10, τῇ φιλαδελφίᾳ εἰς ἀλλήλους φιλόστοργοι. εὔσπλαγχνοι, kind-hearted, in Ephesians 4:32 (only here in N.T.) coupled with kind … forgiving one another; epithet of Jehovah in Prayer of Manasses, 1 Peter 3:7 = compassionate, in accordance with metaphorical use of σπλάγχνα κ. τ. λ. derived from different senses of רחם. Here = ἐνδύσασθε … τὰ σπλάγχνα τῆς χρηστότητος, Col. ταπεινόφρονες = τοῖς ταπεινοῖς συναπαγόμενοι, Romans 12:16, cf. Proverbs 29:23, LXX, insolence humbleth a man but the humble (ταπεινόφρονας) Jehovah stayeth with glory (κ. ὕβρις).