1 Pedro 4
Hilary of Arles · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
1 Pedro 4:2
The will of God which we live by is the witness of the gospel, which kills any interest we may have in human glory. — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER
1 Pedro 4:6
The gospel is preached to the Gentiles who are dead in sin, but this may also refer to the fact that when the Lord was buried in the tomb he went to preach to those who live in hell. — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER
1 Pedro 4:7
Peter is saying that once the gospel has been preached to the Gentiles the end will have come. — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER
1 Pedro 4:12
The trials and temptations which come to Christians are nothing new. The prophets of the Old Testament suffered exactly the same things. All such trials find their meaning and culmination in the cross of Christ. The servant is not greater than his master. If Christ suffered, how can we expect to get off any more lightly? — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER
1 Pedro 4:15
Our suffering must not be like that of the thief on the cross, who suffered because he was a murderer, even though he himself confessed that Christ had done no wrong. Nor should we be like Ananias and Sapphira, who tried to steal what belonged to God. Even less should we imitate Simon Magus, who denounced the apostles to Nero and who tried to buy their gifts with gold and silver. — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER
1 Pedro 4:16
If you suffer as a Christian, you have nothing to be ashamed of. Think of James the son of Zebedee or Stephen. However awful the trials you suffer may be, learn to glory in them, not to be upset by them. Christ's glory is revealed in the church when it suffers. — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER