1 Peter 1:21
in 1 Peter 1Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
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ASV
who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
KJV
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
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This verse in 1 Peter 1
Commentary
11 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Who by him do believe in God - Faith is sometimes represented particularly as exercised in God, and sometimes in Christ. It is always a characteristic of true religion that a man has faith in God. Compare the notes at Mar 11:22. That raised him up from the dead - See the Act 2:24; Act 3:15, Act 3:26; Act 4:10; Act 5:30; Act 13:30 notes; Rom 4:24; Rom 6:4 notes; 1Co 15:15 note. And gave him glory - By exalting him at his own right hand in heaven, Php 2:9; 1Ti 3:16; Eph 1:20-
This site's exposition
before the foundation of the world
on 1 Peter 1:20-21
Christ was known before the foundation of the world and revealed in the last times, the cross set in a plan older than creation. Faith and hope rest on the God who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him.
This site's exposition
who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him
Faith in God comes through Christ. John Wesley writes that without Christ people could only dread God, while through Him they believe, hope and love. Adam Clarke takes the verse to describe Gentiles, who learned of the true God only when the gospel reached them.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
He was indeed predetermined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for you, who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Peter …
"Wherefore, girding up your loins," "serve the Lord in fear" and truth, as those who have forsaken the vain, empty talk and error of the multitude, and "believed in Him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and gave Him glory," and a throne at His right hand. To Him all things in heaven and on earth are subject. Him every spirit serves. He comes as the Judge of the living and the dead. His blood will God require of those who do not believe in Him.
The Medieval Church2 voices
Peter did not stop at Christ's death but went on immediately to remember his resurrection as well. Just because you hear that the Father has raised the Son, do not retort that the Son cannot raise himself. For listen to what Christ says: "Destroy this …
Having spoken of the death of Christ, the apostle added to this a word also about the resurrection. For he fears lest the newly converted might incline again toward unbelief because the sufferings of Christ are humiliating. He adds also that the mystery of Christ …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Who through him believe - For all our faith and hope proceed from the power of his resurrection. In God that raised Jesus, and gave him glory - At his ascension. Without Christ we should only dread God; whereas through him we believe, hope, and love.
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Who by him do believe in God,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
By this faith the ungodly is justified, so that thenceforth faith itself begins to work by love" [P. To believe ON (Greek, "epi," or dative case) God expresses the confidence, which grounds itself on God, reposing on Him. "Faith IN (Greek, 'en') His blood" (Ro 3:25) implies that His blood is the element IN which faith has its proper and abiding place.
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Who by him do believe in God - This is supposed to refer to the Gentiles, who never knew the true God till they heard the preaching of the Gospel: the Jews had known him long before, but the Gentiles had every thing to learn when the first preachers of the Gospel arrived amongst them. Gave him glory - Raised him to his right hand, where, as a Prince and a Savior, he gives repentance and remission of sins. That your faith - In the fulfillment of all his promises, and your hope of eternal glory, might be in God, who is unchangeable in his counsels, and infinite in his mercies.
The words behind it
24 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| τοὺς | tous | who | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δι᾽ | di᾽ | through | G1223 → | 664 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| πιστοὺς | pistous | believing | G4103 → | 67 times |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| θεόν, | theon | God, | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| τὸν | ton | the [one] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐγείραντα | egeiranta | having raised up | G1453 → | |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐκ | ek | out from | G1537 → | 911 times |
| νεκρῶν | nekron | [the] dead | G3498 → | 128 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| δόξαν | doxan | glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| αὐτῷ | auto | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| δόντα, | donta | having given, | G1325 → | |
| ὥστε | hoste | so as for | G5620 → | |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πίστιν | pistin | faith | G4102 → | 242 times |
| ὑμῶν | humon | of you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐλπίδα | elpida | hope | G1680 → | 52 times |
| εἶναι | einai | to be | G1511 → | |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| θεόν.¶ | theon | God. | G2316 → | 1312 times |
τοὺςwho
tousG3588 →19766 times
δι᾽through
di᾽G1223 →664 times
αὐτοῦHim
autouG846 →5565 times
πιστοὺςbelieving
pistousG4103 →67 times
εἰςin
eisG1519 →1755 times
θεόν,God,
theonG2316 →1312 times
τὸνthe [one]
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἐγείρανταhaving raised up
egeirantaG1453 →
αὐτὸνHim
autonG846 →5565 times
ἐκout from
ekG1537 →911 times
νεκρῶν[the] dead
nekronG3498 →128 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
δόξανglory
doxanG1391 →165 times
αὐτῷHim
autoG846 →5565 times
δόντα,having given,
dontaG1325 →
ὥστεso as for
hosteG5620 →
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
πίστινfaith
pistinG4102 →242 times
ὑμῶνof you
humonG4771 →2973 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐλπίδαhope
elpidaG1680 →52 times
εἶναιto be
einaiG1511 →
εἰςin
eisG1519 →1755 times
θεόν.¶God.
theonG2316 →1312 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
it leads to
- Romans 8:34
Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
- 1 John 2:1–2
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
- 1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
- Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- Romans 8:34
Through
Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 6:14
By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.
- Acts 2:32
God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- 1 Corinthians 6:14
Through
Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death…
it leads to
- Philippians 2:7–9
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- Philippians 2:7–9
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Peter

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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, CATENA; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on 1 Peter; Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians 2 and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Peter.
