John Bengel Commentary - 1 Peter 4:18 - 4:18

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John Bengel Commentary - 1 Peter 4:18 - 4:18


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1Pe 4:18. Καὶ εἰ ὁ δίκαιος-φανεῖται; and if the righteous-appear?) Pro 11:31, Septuagint, εἰ ὁ μὲν δίκαιος μόλις σώζεται, ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται; Very heavy chastisements are inflicted upon the righteous, when they at any time meanwhile offend: how much heavier punishments shall the wicked suffer? The persecution of Nero preceded the calamity of the Jews by a few years. The righteous, the ungodly, and the sinner. A semi-double sentence.[38] A man is righteous with reference to his neighbour, ungodly with reference to God, a sinner with reference to himself. We must therefore supply, by the force of the opposites in the first proposition, εὐσεβὴς, godly; and ὅσιος, holy: in the second proposition, ἄδικος, unjust.-μόλις) with difficulty [Comp. Mat 25:5; Mat 25:9]. This is softened, 2Pe 1:11, πλουσίως, abundantly.

[38] See Append. on SEMIDUPLEX ORATIO.-E.