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Verse 12. _HAVING YOUR CONVERSATION HONEST_] Living in such a manner
among the Gentiles, in whose country ye sojourn, as becomes the Gospel
which ye profess.
_THAT WHEREAS THEY SPEAK AGAINST YOU AS...
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HAVING YOUR CONVERSATION HONEST - Your conduct. See the notes at
Philippians 1:27. That is, lead upright and consistent lives. Compare
the notes at Philippians 4:8.
AMONG THE GENTILES - The pagans by...
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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...
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1 Peter 2:12. DAY OF VISITATION: a phrase derived from OT (Isaiah
10:3), but its meaning is not quite clear in this passage. It may mean
(1) the final judgment day, which fills so large a place in the...
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CONVERSATION. See 1 Peter 1:15; 1 Peter 1:18 and Galatians 1:1;
Galatians 1:13.
HONEST. See...
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_having your conversation honest among the Gentiles_ On
"conversation," see note on chap. 1 Peter 1:15. There is perhaps no
better equivalent for the Greek word than "honest;" but it carries
with it t...
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A. EXHORTATION TO PURITY OF MOTIVE AND CONSEQUENTLY TO PURITY OF LIFE
IN THE PRESENCE OF HEATHEN. 1 Peter 2:11-12
11 If you are God’s chosen people, citizens of heaven, your
present surroundings are...
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ΤῊΝ� … ΚΑΛΉΝ. καλήν is the predicate. Your
intercourse with the heathen round you must be such as commands their
respect. In 1 Peter 3:16 the enemies of the Christians are described
as reviling their...
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HAVING YOUR CONVERSATION HONEST,— The word Καλην does not
signify barely being _honest,_ or doing justice between man and man;
but _good, virtuous,_ or _amiable;_ and refers to men's whole
_behaviour....
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_9. CONDUCT AS SOJOURNERS 2:11, 12_
1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to
abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
_Expanded Translation_
Loved ones, I im...
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Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas
they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works,
which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
C...
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VERSE 12. HAVING YOUR CONVERSATION HONEST AMONG THE GENTILES.
Conversation; that is, your behavior, your conduct. Let that be
proper, honest, right and comely.
SPEAK AGAINST YOU AS EVIL-DOERS.
This...
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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...
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2:12 conversation (l-3) i.e. 'manner of life.' which (m-13) The
expression here does not mean exactly 'whereas' or 'wherein.' It is
rather 'in that respect in which.' He does not mean in that particul...
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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...
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Christians should live good lives wherever they go. ‘See your good
behaviour’ describes how people watch Christians. People think about
how Christians behave. They do this for a long time, perhaps for...
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CONVERSATION. — A favourite word with St. Peter, occurring
(substantive and verb) seven times in this Epistle, and thrice in the
second — _i.e.,_ as often as in all the other New Testament writings
pu...
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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...
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CHAPTER 7
CHRISTIANS AS PILGRIMS IN THE WORLD
1 Peter 2:11
THE Apostle opens his exhortations with a word eminently Christian:
"Beloved." It is a word whose history makes us alive to and thankful
fo...
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Adaptation of the saying, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ
καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα
ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς (Matthew 5:16).
The good behaviour on which the resolved ἀναστρέφεσθαι
permits stress to be l...
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THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIM'S WALK
1 Peter 2:11
Strong desires must be kept under the stronger hand of the Christian
soul-not extirpated but turned into right directions as God's
providence points the way....
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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...
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SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR THE WORLD
Because they were a part of God's temple, Peter lovingly appealed to
his readers, as those who were not living in their true home and would
only stay a short while, t...
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(13) Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas
they speak against you as evildoers, they (14) may by [your] good
works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of (b)
v...
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In the day of visitation. God is said to visit his people, sometimes
by afflictions and punishments, and sometimes by graces and favours.
Some think St. Peter here, by the day of visitation, means th...
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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...
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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_Your conversation _The second part of the exhortation is, that they
were to conduct themselves honestly towards men. What, indeed,
precedes this in order is, that their minds should be cleansed bef...
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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...
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HAVING YOUR CONVERSATION HONEST AMONG THE GENTILES,.... To have the
conversation honest, is to provide things honest in the sight of men;
to live and walk honestly before all; to do those things which...
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Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they
speak against you as evildoers, they may by _your_ good works, which
they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Ve...
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_I beseech you, as strangers_ Or sojourners; _and pilgrims_ Who have
no inheritance on this earth, but are travelling to the heavenly
country. The former word, παροικοι, properly means those who
are i...
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CONVERSATION; deportment, manner of life.
THE DAY OF VISITATION; the time when the gospel is accompanied by the
Holy Spirit. Honesty, uprightness, and a kind and courteous demeanor
should be conscien...
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SPECIFIC ADMONITIONS CONCERNING THE STATION OF THE CHRISTIANS.
General requirements:...
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HAVING YOUR CONVERSATION HONEST AMONG THE GENTILES, THAT, WHEREAS THEY
SPEAK AGAINST YOU AS EVIL-DOERS, THEY MAY BY YOUR GOOD WORKS, WHICH
THEY SHALL BEHOLD, GLORIFY GOD IN THE DAY OF VISITATION.
Havi...
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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...
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WHEREAS:
Or, wherein...
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_1 Peter 2:12 ‘Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so
that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may on
account of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God i...
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11,12 Even the best of men, the chosen generation, the people of God,
need to be exhorted to keep from the worst sins. And fleshly lusts are
most destructive to man's soul. It is a sore judgment to be...
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HAVING YOUR CONVERSATION HONEST; irreprehensible, fruitful, such as
may gain men's love, and commend the religion you profess. AMONG THE
GENTILES; who, by reason of their differing from your religion,...
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Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
having your conduct blameless among the Gentiles,"[59]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book III
Above all, we are to keep in mind what was spoken sacredl...
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1 Peter 2:12 having G2192 (G5723) your G5216 conduct G391 honorable
G2570 among G1722 Gentiles G1484 that G2443 when
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THEY ARE TO ABSTAIN FROM FLESHLY DESIRES AND LET THE LIGHT OF THEIR
GOOD WORKS SHINE BEFORE MEN (1 PETER 2:11).
Their first aim must be to ensure that the world does not become a
hindrance to them. T...
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THEIR OBEDIENCE AND HEAVENLY CONNECTION IS TO BE REVEALED BY THEIR
LIVES AND BY THEIR DUE SUBMISSION TO LAWFUL AUTHORITY IN THE SAME WAY
AS CHRIST SUBMITTED HIMSELF THROUGH SUFFERING AND THEREBY WROUG...
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The mode of address indicates a distinct point of transition in the
Epistle. The writer has dealt so far with what holds good absolutely
of Christian privilege and Christian responsibility. He begins...
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1 Peter 2:12. HAVING YOUR MANNER OF LIFE AMONG THE GENTILES SEEMLY.
The negative abstention from impurities is now defined as involving a
positive purity. The life of self restraint in the heart of co...
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SEEMLY
(καλην). Predicate adjective with αναστροφην, for which
see 1 Peter 1:15; 1 Peter 1:18. The Gentiles are on the watch for
slips in moral conduct by the Christians.THAT
(ινα). Final conjunct...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice,_
This is one of the old corruptible things, so put it away from you
1 Peter 2:1. _And all guile,_
All crafty tricks, all falsehood, exaggeration, do...
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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...
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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...
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SHOULD BE SO GOOD. "Many lies and wild stories will be told about you
by the unbelievers. Make sure that your conduct is so good and so
ethical, that these charges are proved to be false, and they com...
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1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 2:12 Peter refers to unbelievers as
GENTILES. This reflects his understanding of believers as a new Israel
(see note on 1:1). GLORIFY GOD. See...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 Peter 2:11.—This verse begins some direct counsels concerning the
ordering of Christian conduct and relations. As they have a somewhat
severe tone, they are commenced...
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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...
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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....
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1 Corinthians 14:25; 1 Peter 3:1; 1 Peter 3:16; 1 Peter 3:2; 1 Pete
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Conversation. Rev., behavior. See on ch. 1 Peter 1:15.
Whereas [ε ν ω]. Rev., correctly, wherein; in the matter in which.
They speak against (katalalousin). Compare evil - speakings, ver. 1,
and Acts...
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Honest — Not barely unblamable, but virtuous in every respect. But
our language sinks under the force, beauty, and copiousness of the
original expressions. That they by your good works which they shal...
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From the apostle's dehortaton in the former verse, he comes to an
exhortation in this, and the duty exhorted to is strict godliness or
holiness in all manner of conversation, HAVING YOUR CONVERSATION...