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1 Peter 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:


1 Peter 4:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Peter 4:1215 words
GreekMeaning
ἈγαπητοίAgapētoi
BelovedadjectiveG27
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ξενίζεσθεxenizesthe
do be surprisedverbG3579
τῇ
at thearticleG3588
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
πυρώσειpyrōsei
firenounG4451
πρὸςpros
forprepositionG4314
πειρασμὸνpeirasmon
a trialnounG3986
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
γινομένῃginomenē
taking placeverbG1096
ὡςhōs
as ifwordG5613
ξένουxenou
a strange thingadjectiveG3581
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
συμβαίνοντοςsymbainontos
were happeningverbG4819
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Peter 4:12

Who, now, should know better the marrow of the Scriptures than the school of Christ itself?— the persons whom the Lord both chose for Himself as scholars, certainly to be fully instructed in all points, and appointed to us for masters to instruct us in all points. To whom would He have rather made known the veiled import of His own language, than to him to whom He disclosed the likeness of His own glory— to Peter, John, and James, and afterwards to Paul, to whom He granted…

Tertullian · 3rd century · Scorpiace, 12
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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My faith grew up in a prosperity gospel context - you trust God, therefore good things happen. Jesus wants you healthy and wealthy. Suffering means you're doing something wrong or lacking faith. I've...
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