Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 3:9

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9. evil —in deed. railing —in word. blessing —your revilers; participle, not a noun after "rendering." knowing that —The oldest manuscripts read merely, "because." are — Greek, " were called." inherit a blessing —not only passive, but also active; receiving spiritual blessing from God by faith, and in your turn blessing others from love [GERHARD in ALFORD]. "It is not in order to inherit a blessing that we must bless, but because our portion is blessing." No railing can injure you ( :- ). Imitate God who "blesses" you. The first fruits of His blessing for eternity are enjoyed by the righteous even now ( 1 Peter 3:10 ) [BENGEL]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1pe-3-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/1pe-3-9

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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