1 Peter 4:19 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁹Wherefore 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.

1 Peter 4:19 —

Old words in this verse

suffer: — often: allow, permit.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 37:5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
2 Timothy 1:12
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
1 Peter 3:17
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
Psalms 138:8
The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Psalms 146:5-6
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12-19)

The frequent repetition of counsel and comfort to Christians, considered as sufferers, in every chapter of this epistle, shows that the greatest danger these new converts were in arose from the persecutions to which their embracing Christianity exposed them. The good behaviour of Christians under sufferings is the most difficult part of their duty, but yet necessary both for the honour of Christ a…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 19)

19. General conclusion from 1Pe 4:17, 18. Seeing that the godly know that their sufferings are by God’s will, to chasten them that they may not perish with the world, they have good reason to trust God cheerfully amidst sufferings, persevering in well-doing. let them--Greek, “let them also,” “let even them,” as well as those not suffering. Not only under ordinary circumstances, but also in time of…