1 Peter 4:5
“Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Who shall give account to him,.... "To God himself", as the Syriac version reads; of all their blasphemies, and hard…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Who shall give account - That is, they shall not do this with impunity. They are guilty in this of a groat wrong and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
To judge the quick and the dead - They shall give account of these irregularities to Him who is prepared to judge both…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Peter 4:4-6
I. Here you have the visible change wrought in those who in the foregoing verse were represented as having been in the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
who shall give account The phrase is one of the many echoes in this Epistle of our Lord's teaching (Luk 16:2). The…
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