1 Peter 4:17
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
- KJV
- For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
- WEB
- For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don’t obey the Good News of God?
- ASV
- For the time [is come] for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if [it begin] first at us, what [shall be] the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?
- DARBY
- For the time of having the judgment begin from the house of God [is come]; but if first from us, what [shall be] the end of those who obey not the glad tidings of God?
- BLB
- For [it is] the time [for] the judgment to have begun from the house of God; and if from us first, what [will be] the end of those being disobedient to the gospel of God?
- ÅB
- For det er nå tiden da dommen skal begynne med Guds hus; men begynner det med oss, hva blir da enden for dem som ikke vil tro Guds evangelium?
- OTB
- For det er tid for dommen å begynne med Guds hus; og hvis det begynner med oss først, hva vil utfallet bli for dem som ikke adlyder Guds evangelium?
- B1930
- For det er nu tiden da dommen skal begynne med Guds hus; men begynner det med oss, hvad blir da enden for dem som ikke vil tro Guds evangelium?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 25:29
For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 1:8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Read in contextRomans 2:9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
Read in contextEzekiel 9:6
Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
Read in context1 Peter 2:8
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Read in contextLuke 12:47–48
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Read in contextMalachi 3:5
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextLuke 23:31
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
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