1 Peter 4:18

1 Peter 4:18

16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this¹ matter.

17 For the time has come ^afor judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, ^bwhat will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?

18 Now
^a“If the righteous one is scarcely saved,
Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”

19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God ^acommit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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If the righteous scarcely be saved - Escape with the utmost difficulty. Where shall the ungodly - The man who knows not God. And the open sinner appear - In that day of vengeance. The salvation here primarily spoken of is of a temporal nature. But we may apply the words to eternal things, and then they are still more awful. Proverbs 11:31.

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