1 Peter 1:4 BSB — MannaFest

1 Peter 1:4

and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

BSB

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ASV

unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

KJV

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

CATENA (253)

For God foresaw that the faith and behavior of people would be put right by the teaching of the gospel, and so he chose them in Christ before the foundation of the world, predestinating them to be his children by partaking of the Spirit of sonship. For foreknowledge means no more than seeing what is inside a person. It is now no longer foreknowledge in effect but knowledge of something real which has been foreseen.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

To an inheritance - Called an inheritance because it belongs to the children of God. Eternal life cannot be a gift to any but these; for, even in heaven, the lot is dealt out according to law: if children, then heirs; if not children, then not heirs. Incorruptible - Αφθαρτον· It has no principles of dissolution or decay in it; and, therefore, must be totally different from this earth. Undefiled - Αμιαντον· Nothing impure can enter it; it not only has no principles or seeds of dissolution in itself, but it can never admit any; therefore its deterioration is impossible.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Being "begotten again" as a "son," he is an "heir," as earthly fathers beget children who shall inherit their goods. The inheritance is "salvation" (1Pe 1:5, 9); "the grace to be brought at the revelation of Christ" (1Pe 1:13); "a crown of glory that fadeth not away." incorruptible--not having within the germs of death.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
κληρονομίαν	klēronomian	an inheritance	G2817 →
ἄφθαρτον	aphtharton	imperishable	G862 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀμίαντον	amianton	undefiled	G283 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀμάραντον	amaranton	unfading	G263 →
τετηρημένην	tetērēmenēn	reserved	G5083 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
οὐρανοῖς	ouranois	[the] heavens	G3772 →
εἰς	eis	for	G1519 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Timothy 4:8
From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…
leads to
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25
  Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Colossians 1:5
the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:8
  From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 1:3–4
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Through
Hebrews 9:15
Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under…
leads to
- Romans 3:24–26
  and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 8:30
  And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- Romans 8:28
  And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Hebrews 9:12
  He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.