Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
By the power of God (en dunamei qeou). No other dunamiv (power) like this (Colossians 1:3).
Are guarded (frouroumenouv). Present (continuous process) passive articular (touv) participle of frourew, to garrison, old verb (from frourov sentinel), a military term (Acts 9:24; II Corinthians 11:32), used of God's love (Philippians 4:7) as here. "The inheritance is kept; the heirs are guarded" (Bengel).
Through faith (dia pistewv). Intermediate agency (dia), the immediate being (en, in, by) God's power.
Unto a salvation (eiv swthrian). Deliverance is the goal (eiv) of the process and final salvation here, consummation as in I Thessalonians 5:8, from swthr (Saviour, from swzw, to save).
Ready (etoimhn). Prepared awaiting God's will (Galatians 3:23; Romans 8:18).
To be revealed (apokalufqhnai). First aorist passive infinitive of apokaluptw, to unveil. Cf. Colossians 3:4 for fanerow (to manifest) in this sense.
In the last time (en kairw esxatw). This precise phrase nowhere else, but similar ones in John 6:39; Acts 2:17; James 5:3; II Timothy 3:1; II Peter 3:3; Hebrews 1:2; Judges 1:18; I John 2:18. Hort translates it here "in a season of extremity," but it is usually taken to refer to the Day of Judgment. That day no one knows, Jesus said.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Peter 1:5:
2 Corinthians 9:5
1 Peter 1:6
1 Peter 1:6
1 Peter 1:10
1 Peter 1:13
1 Peter 4:7
2 Peter 3:3
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