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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ASV
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
5 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 he was reviled, reviled not again
When he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not describes a silence under provocation that is neither passivity nor resignation, since the next clause supplies its ground: but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. The verb paradidomi, committed, hands the whole matter over to a higher court rather than absorbing it or avenging it personally. The pattern answers the letter's own earlier command at 2:19 to endure grief for conscience toward God, Christ himself the first to walk it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 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.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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.
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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About 1 Peter
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); 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 Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.