Первое Послание Петра, Глава 1, стихи 1-12
1 Введение, Напоминание о Божьем спасении> 3 Через веру – ко спасению1 Петр, апостол Иисуса Христа, - скитальцам, живущим на чужбине, рассеянным в землях Понта, Галатии, Каппадокии, Асии и Вифинии, всем, кто избран 2 по предведению Бога Отца и освящается Духом для послушания Иисусу Христу и очищения кровью Его*: желаю, чтобы вы всё более и более исполнялись благодатью и миром! |
3 Прославлен*а да будет Бог, Отец Господа нашего Иисуса Христа! По великой Своей милости через воскресение Иисуса Христа из мертвых вернул Он нас с вами к жизни*б, к живой надежде, 4 к тому наследию, что неподвластно ни тленью, ни оскверненью, ни увяданию, что сберегается на небесах для вас. 5 Вас же хранит, по вере вашей, сила Божия, чтоб достигли вы спасения, что предуготовлено уже и явится в последний День*. 6 Радуйтесь этому*а, даже если вам и приходится нести какое-то время*б невзгоды или испытания*в. 7 Как золото огнем испытывается, так и подлинность веры вашей - неизмеримо драгоценнейшей, нежели обреченное на уничтожение золото, - в испытаниях явит себя к похвале, и славе, и чести вашей в день, когда придет Иисус Христос*. 8 Хотя вы и не видели Его, любите Его; и ныне, всё еще не видев Его, всё равно верите в Него и исполнены чудной, неописуемой радости, 9 достигая цели веры [вашей] - спасения своего*. |
10 Всё, что было связано с этим спасением, ревностно изучали и исследовали пророки, предсказавшие уготованную вам благодать. 11 Они пытались постичь, на какое время и на какие обстоятельства указывал*а говоривший в них Дух Христов, когда предвозвещал Христовы страдания и славу*б, что последует за ними. 12 Им было открыто при этом, что служение их совершалось не столько им самим во благо, сколько вам. Ныне вам поведали об этом те, кто силою Духа Святого, посланного с небес, принес вам Благую Весть*. И даже ангелы устремляют к этому взоры свои. |
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2 Букв.: к послушанию и окроплению кровью Иисуса Христа. Ср. Исх 24:3-8.
3 а) Или: благословен.
3 б) Букв.: Он возродил нас.
5 Букв.: которое готово быть явленным / открытым в последнее время.
6 а) Или: об этом ликуйте.
6 б) Или: какое-то короткое время.
6 в) Или: переживания; или: искушения.
7 Букв.: и чести в откровении Иисуса Христа.
9 Букв.: спасения душ.
11 а) Друг. возм. пер.: на кого и на какое время указывал.
11 б) Букв.: славы (мн.ч.).
12 Букв.: что не им самим, а вам (в некот. рукописях: нам) служило то (или: служили этим), что теперь возвещено вам через благовествовавших вам в Духе Святом (или: Духом Святым), посланном с неба.
Первое послание апостола Петра было написано им, по всей видимости, в Риме, в 63 или 64 г. по Р.Х. Оно адресовано всем христианским общинам Малой Азии. Поводом для его написания послужило тяжелое положение первых христиан: за свою веру им приходилось терпеть насмешки и издевательства. Они постоянно оказывались перед искушением: приспосабливаться к сложившимся обстоятельствам или противиться властям. Петр напоминает им, что они должны быть готовы нести страдания за свою веру, ибо жизнь христианина часто является вызовом для окружающих. Кроме этих основных утверждений послание содержит и практические советы, как поступать христианам в подобных ситуациях. Надежное основание для всех рекомендаций Петра есть то главное упование, которым живут все христиане. Апостол говорит своим читателям: «Радуйтесь, что и вы сподобились разделить страдания Христовы: когда откроется слава Его, радости вашей не будет конца» (4:13).
1 holy obedience, the foundation of all which is, the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ - The atoning blood of Christ, which was typified by the sprinkling of the blood of sacrifices under the law; in allusion to which it is called "the blood of sprinkling."
1:1 To the sojourners - Upon earth, the Christians, chiefly those of Jewish extraction. Scattered - Long ago driven out of their own land. Those scattered by the persecution mentioned Деян 8:1, were scattered only through Judea and Samaria,though afterwards some of them travelled to Phenice, Cyprus, and Antioch. Through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia - He names these five provinces in the order wherein they occurred to him, writing from the east. All these countries lie in the Lesser Asia. The Asia here distinguished from the other provinces is that which was usually called the Proconsular Asia being a Roman province.
1:2 According to the foreknowledge of God - Speaking after the manner of men. Strictly speaking, there is no foreknowledge, no more than afterknowledge, with God: but all things are known to him as present from eternity to eternity. This is therefore no other than an instance of the divine condescension to our low capacities. Elect - By the free love and almighty power of God taken out of, separated from, the world.Election, in the scripture sense, is God's doing anything that our merit or power have no part in. The true predestination, or fore - appointment of God is,
- He that believeth shall be saved from the guilt and power of sin.
- He that endureth to the end shall be saved eternally.
- They who receive the precious gift of faith, thereby become the sonsof God; and, being sons, they shall receive the Spirit of holiness to walk as Christ also walked.
Throughout every part of this appointment of God, promise and duty go hand in hand. All is free gift; and yet such is the gift, that the final issue depends on our future obedience to the heavenly call. But other predestination than this, either to life or death eternal, the scripture knows not of. Moreover, it is.- Cruel respect of persons; an unjust regard of one, and an unjustdisregard of another. It is mere creature partiality, and not infinite justice.
- It is not plain scripture doctrine, if true; but rather, inconsistentwith the express written word, that speaks of God's universal offers of grace; his invitations, promises, threatenings, being all general.
- We are bid to choose life, and reprehended for not doing it.
- It is inconsistent with a state of probation in those that must besaved or must be lost.
- It is of fatal consequence; all men being ready, on very slightgrounds, to fancy themselves of the elect number. But the doctrine of predestination is entirely changed from what it formerly was.
Now it implies neither faith, peace, nor purity. It is something that will do without them all. Faith is no longer, according to the modern predestinarian scheme, a divine "evidence of things not seen," wrought in the soul by the immediate power of the Holy Ghost; not an evidence at all; but a mere notion. Neither is faith made any longer a means of holiness; but something that will do without it. Christ is no more a Saviour from sin; but a defence, a countenancer of it. He is no more a fountain of spiritual life in the soul of believers, but leaves his elect inwardly dry, and outwardly unfruitful; and is made little more than a refuge from the image of the heavenly; even from righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Through sanctification of the Spirit - Through the renewing and purifying influences of his Spirit on their souls.Unto obedience - To engage and enable them to yield themselves up to all
1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - His Father, with respect to his divine nature; his God, with respect to his human. Who hath regenerated us to a living hope - An hope which implies true spiritual life, which revives the heart, and makes the soul lively and vigorous. By the resurrection of Christ - Which is not only a pledge of ours, but a part of the purchase - price. It has also a close connexion with our rising from spiritual death, that as he liveth, so shall we live with him. He was acknowledged to be the Christ, but usually called Jesus till his resurrection; then he was also called Christ.
1:4 To an inheritance - For if we are sons, then heirs.Incorruptible - Not like earthly treasures. Undefiled - Pure and holy, incapable of being itself defiled, or of being enjoyed by any polluted soul. And that fadeth not away - That never decays in its value, sweetness, or beauty, like all the enjoyments of this world, like the garlands of leaves or flowers, with which the ancient conquerors were wont to be crowned. Reserved in heaven for you - Who "by patient continuance in welldoing, seek for glory and honour and immortality."
1:5 Who are kept - The inheritance is reserved; the heirs are kept for it. By the power of God - Which worketh all in all, which guards us against all our enemies. Through faith - Through which alone salvation is both received and retained. Ready to be revealed - That revelation is made in the last day. It was more and more ready to be revealed, ever since Christ came.
1:6 Wherein - That is, in being so kept. Ye even now greatly rejoice, though now for a little while - Such is our whole life, compared to eternity. If need be - For it is not always needful. If God sees it to be the best means for your spiritual profit. Ye are in heaviness - Or sorrow; but not in darkness; for they still retained both faith, 1 Петр 1:5, hope, and love; yea,
at this very time were rejoicing with joy unspeakable, 1 Петр 1:8.
1:7 That the trial of your faith - That is, your faith which is tried. Which is much more precious than gold - For gold, though it bear the fire, yet will perish with the world. May be found - Though it doth not yet appear. Unto praise - From God himself. And honour - From men and angels. And glory - Assigned by the great Judge.
1:8 Having not seen - In the flesh.
1:9 Receiving - Now already. Salvation - From all sin into all holiness, which is the qualification for, the forerunner and pledge of, eternal salvation.
1:10 Of which salvation - So far beyond all that was experienced under the Jewish dispensation. The very prophets who prophesied long ago of the grace of God toward you - Of his abundant, overflowing grace to be bestowed on believers under the Christian dispensation. Inquired - Were earnestly inquisitive.And searched diligently - Like miners searching after precious ore, after the meaning of the prophecies which they delivered.
1:11 Searching what time - What particular period. And what manner of time - By what marks to be distinguished. The glories that were to follow - His sufferings; namely, the glory of his resurrection, ascension, exaltation, and the effusion of his Spirit; the glory of the last judgment, and of his eternal kingdom; and also the glories of his grace in the hearts and lives of Christians.
1:12 To whom - So searching. It was revealed, that not for themselves, but for us they ministered - They did not so much by those predictions serve themselves, or that generation, as they did us, who now enjoy what they saw afar off. With the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven - Confirmed by the inward, powerful testimony of the Holy Ghost, as well as the mighty effusion of his miraculous gifts. Which things angels desire to look into - A beautiful gradation; prophets, righteous men, kings, desired to see and hear what Christ did and taught. What the Holy Ghost taught concerning Christ the very angels long to know.