1 Peter 2:23
in 1 Peter 2When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
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who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
KJV
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
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This verse in 1 Peter 2
Commentary
14 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again - He did not use harsh and opprobrious words in return for those which he received: (1) He was reviled. He was accused of being a seditious man; spoken of as a deceiver; charged with being in league with Beelzebub, the “prince of the devils” and condemned as a blasphemer against God.
This site's exposition
When they heaped abuse on Him
Christ met abuse without retaliation or threats, and the ground follows: He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. The verb, paradidomi, hands the case to a higher court, the path verse 19 set before servants who suffer unjustly.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers5 voices
"but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously," namely God, who gives to each according to their works (Rom. 2:6): this is just. But perhaps someone will say: How does Peter now say that the Lord, when he was being reviled, did not return reviling, …
A commentator
Apostolic ConstitutionsThe Ecclesiastical Canons of the Same Holy Apostles · Written before 380.
proposed
We command that a bishop, or presbyter, or deacon who strikes the faithful that offend, or the unbelievers who do wickedly, and thinks to terrify them by such means, be deprived, for our Lord has nowhere taught us such things. On the contrary, "when Himself was stricken, He did not strike again; when He was reviled, He reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not."
Jesus did not curse those who insulted him but handed them over to God, who is a just judge. For although the divine union of God and man in Christ is holy and undivided, yet there is a distinction to be made between the mind …
Conquer ye their harsh temper by gentleness, their passion by meekness. For "blessed are the meek ; " and Moses was meek above all men; and David was exceeding meek. Wherefore Paul exhorts as follows: "The servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle towards all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves." Do not seek to avenge yourselves on those that injure you, for says [the Scripture], If I have returned evil to those who returned evil to me." Let us make them brethren by our kindness. For say ye to those that hate you, Ye are our brethren, that the name of the Lord may be glorified. And let us imitate the Lord, "who, when He was reviled, reviled not again ; " when He was crucified, He answered not; "when He suffered, He threatened not ; " but prayed for His enemies, "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do." If any one, the more he is injured, displays the more patience, blessed is he. If any one is defrauded, if any one is despised, for the name of the Lord, he truly is the servant of Christ. Take heed that no plant of the devil be found among you, for such a plant is bitter and salt. "Watch ye, and be ye sober," in Christ Jesus.
A commentator
Clement of AlexandriaFrom the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus · Written before 215.
proposed
"Who, when He was reviled," he says, "reviled not; when He suffered, threatened not." The Lord acted so in His goodness and patience. "But committed Himself to him that judged Him unrighteously:" whether Himself, so that, regarding Himself in this way, there is a transposition. He indeed gave Himself up to those who judged according to an unjust law; because He was unserviceable to them, inasmuch as He was righteous: or, He committed to God those who judged unrighteously, and without cause insisted on His death, so that they might be instructed by suffering punishment.
7 more voices on this verse
The Church Fathers1 voice
He declares in the plainest manner, that the same Being who was laid hold of, and underwent suffering, and shed His blood for us, was both Christ and the Son of God, who did also rise again, and was taken up into heaven, as he himself says: "But at the same time, [it is] Christ [that] died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God."
The Medieval Church1 voice
Perhaps someone will say: "How does the apostle Peter say here that the Lord, when He was reviled, did not revile in return, and when He suffered, did not threaten, when we see that He calls the Jews dogs, deaf, the Pharisees blind (Matt. 15:14), …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
In all these instances the example of Christ is peculiarly adapted to the state of servants, who easily slide either into sin or guile, reviling their fellowservants, or threatening them, the natural result of anger without power. He committed himself to him that judgeth righteously - The only solid ground of patience in affliction.
Learn, [1.] Our Blessed Redeemer was perfectly holy, and so free from sin that no temptation, no provocation whatsoever, could extort from him so much as the least sinful or indecent word. [2.] Provocations to sin can never justify the commission of it.
Who when he was reviled, reviled not again,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Servants are apt to "answer again" (Tit 2:9). Threats of divine judgment against oppressors are often used by those who have no other arms, as for instance, slaves. Christ, who as Lord could have threatened with truth, never did so. committed himself--or His cause, as man in His suffering.
But committed himself - Though he could have inflicted any kind of punishment on his persecutors, yet to give us, in this respect also, an example that we should follow his steps, he committed his cause to him who is the righteous Judge. To avoid evil tempers, and the uneasiness and danger of avenging ourselves, it is a great advantage in all such cases to be able to refer our cause to God, and to be assured that the Judge of all the earth will do right. The Vulgate, one copy of the Itala, St. Cyprian, and Fulgentius, read, Tradebat autem judicanti se injuste; “He delivered himself to him who judged unrighteously;” meaning Pontius Pilate. Some critics approve of this reading, but it has not sufficient evidence to recommend it as genuine.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὃς | hos | Who | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| λοιδορούμενος | loidoroumenos | being reviled | G3058 → | |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| ἀντελοιδόρει, | anteloidorei | was not reviling back | G486 → | |
| πάσχων | paschon | suffering | G3958 → | 42 times |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| ἠπείλει, | epeilei | was threatening | G546 → | |
| παρεδίδου | paredidou | He was delivering [Himself] | G3860 → | |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| τῷ | to | to the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κρίνοντι | krinonti | judging | G2919 → | 114 times |
| δικαίως· | dikaios | justly; | G1346 → |
ὃςWho
hosG3739 →1405 times
λοιδορούμενοςbeing reviled
loidoroumenosG3058 →
οὐκnot
oukG3756 →1664 times
ἀντελοιδόρει,was not reviling back
anteloidoreiG486 →
πάσχωνsuffering
paschonG3958 →42 times
οὐκnot
oukG3756 →1664 times
ἠπείλει,was threatening
epeileiG546 →
παρεδίδουHe was delivering [Himself]
paredidouG3860 →
δὲhowever
deG1161 →2765 times
τῷto the [One]
toG3588 →19766 times
κρίνοντιjudging
krinontiG2919 →114 times
δικαίως·justly;
dikaiosG1346 →
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
Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
- 1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- Philippians 4:6–7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more…
- Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Proverbs 16:3
Through
Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
it leads to
- Galatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Galatians 6:9
Through
Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not…
it leads to
- Acts 8:32–33
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Acts 8:32–33
Through
1 Peter 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
it leads to
- Psalms 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
- Psalms 37:5
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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); Apostolic Constitutions, The Ecclesiastical Canons of the Same Holy Apostles; Clement of Alexandria, From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus; Didymus the Blind, COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER; Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians; Irenaeus, Against Heresies Book III; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; 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 and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Peter.