1 Peter 4:18 meaning and explanation
And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
1 Peter 4:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter, writing to Christians scattered across Asia Minor and facing hostility, quotes Proverbs 11:31 to press home his point from verse 17. Judgment is beginning with God's own household, so even the righteous are saved only with difficulty, not by their own strength but through God's grace and faithful endurance.
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