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Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things and men has drawn nigh; Christians also must be ready, watch and pray, as Jesus taught in the parable of Mark 13:34-37 (cf. Mark 14:38). σωφρονήσατε parallels ἀσελγ. ἐπιθυμίαις (1 Peter 4:3) cf. 4Ma 1:31, temperance is restraint of lust. In Romans 12:3 St. Paul plays on the meaning of the component parts of σω - φρονεῖν, cf. εἰς σωτηρίαν ψυχῶν above. νήψατε, corresponds to οἰνοφλυγίαις κώμοις πότοις (1 Peter 4:3); cf. 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 5:8. St. Paul also depends on parable of Luke 12:42-46 in 1 Thessalonians 5:6 ff. εἰς προσευχάς, the paramount duty of Christians is prayer especially for the coming of the Lord (Revelation 22:20; Luke 11:2; cf. Luke 3:7).

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