Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” New Living Translation And also, “If the righteous are barely saved, what will happen to godless sinners?” English Standard Version And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” Berean Standard Bible And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” Berean Literal Bible And, "If the righteous one is saved with difficulty, where will appear the ungodly and sinner?" King James Bible And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? New King James Version Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” New American Standard Bible AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? NASB 1995 AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? NASB 1977 AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? Legacy Standard Bible AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? Amplified Bible AND IF IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE RIGHTEOUS TO BE SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS AND THE SINNER? Christian Standard Bible And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner? Holman Christian Standard Bible And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner? American Standard Version And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if the righteous have life in hardship, where is an evil man and a sinner found? Contemporary English Version "If good people barely escape, what will happen to sinners and to others who don't respect God?" Douay-Rheims Bible And if the just man shall scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? English Revised Version And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear? GOD'S WORD® Translation If it's hard for the person who has God's approval to be saved, what will happen to the godless sinner? Good News Translation As the scripture says, "It is difficult for good people to be saved; what, then, will become of godless sinners?" International Standard Version "If it is hard for the righteous person to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and sinful person?" Literal Standard Version And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and sinner appear? Majority Standard Bible And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” New American Bible “And if the righteous one is barely saved, where will the godless and the sinner appear?” NET Bible And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and sinners? New Revised Standard Version And “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinners?” New Heart English Bible And "If the righteous is delivered with difficulty, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?" Webster's Bible Translation And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear? Weymouth New Testament And if it is difficult even for a righteous man to be saved, what will become of irreligious men and sinners? World English Bible “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?” Young's Literal Translation And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner -- where shall he appear? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Suffering as Christians…17For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? 18And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” 19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.… Cross References Proverbs 11:31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner! Luke 23:31 For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?" 1 Timothy 1:9 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, James 5:6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you. Treasury of Scripture And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? if. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Proverbs 11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. Jeremiah 25:29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts. where. Psalm 1:4,5 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away… Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. the sinner. Genesis 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. 1 Samuel 15:18 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. Luke 15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. Jump to Previous Appear Chance Difficult Difficultly Difficulty Godless Good Hard Impious Irreligious Religion Righteous Salvation Saved Scarcely Sinner Sinners UngodlyJump to Next Appear Chance Difficult Difficultly Difficulty Godless Good Hard Impious Irreligious Religion Righteous Salvation Saved Scarcely Sinner Sinners Ungodly1 Peter 4 1. He exhorts them to cease from sin and live fore God,12. and comforts them against persecution. (18) And if the righteous scarcely be saved.--This is a literal quotation, word for word, of Proverbs 11:31, according to the LXX. The quotation proves to us St. Peter's perfect familiarity with both the Hebrew original and the Greek version. We have seen how he rejects the LXX. version when it does not suit his meaning (e.g., 1Peter 2:8): here it suits him (though it differs from the Hebrew), and he accepts it. The "righteous" man here means, apparently, as Leighton says, "he that endeavours to walk uprightly in the ways of God," rather than the man who is then declared finally justified. The fact that they are "scarcely" saved "imports not," according to Leighton, "any uncertainty or hazard in the thing itself to the end, in respect of the purpose and performance of God, but only the great difficulties and hard encounters in the way." This is only partly true. The Apostle is rather thinking of the final judgment than of the life of trial; and he means that there was but little margin left: a very few more falls, a few more refusals to follow the calls of grace, and they would have been lost. Doubtless, when the best of us looks back, in the light of the last day, upon all that he has been through, he will be amazed that he ever could be saved at all. Yet Bengel well calls us to see the other side of the picture in 2Peter 1:11. The ungodly and the sinner.--This is the Gentile character. "Ungodly" denotes open irreligion--contempt of God and all that belongs to His worship. "Sinner" goes more to the moral side of the nature, pointing most of all to sins of the flesh. (Comp., for instance, Luke 7:37.) "Sinners" was almost a synonym for "Gentiles." (See, e.g., Luke 6:32; Luke 24:7; Galatians 2:15.) The question "Where shall he appear?" imagines some scene such as that of Matthew 25:32 : "Where shall we see him? where will he have to stand?" . . . Verse 18. - And if the righteous scarcely be saved. St. Peter is quoting the Septuagint Version of Proverbs 11:31. That version departs considerably from the Hebrew, which is accurately represented by the Authorized Version, "Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth; much more the wicked and the sinner." Probably the word rendered" recompensed," which is neutral in its meaning, is best understood here, not of the good deeds of the righteous, but of the sin which still cleaves to all human righteousness. The righteous shall be requited in the earth, that is, chastised for his transgressions. So it would be now, St. Peter says; judgment must begin at the house of God. He adopts the inexact Septuagint translation for its substantial truth, as we now sometimes use versions which are sufficient for practical purposes, though we know them to be critically inaccurate. We observe again the absence of marks of quotation, as often in St. Peter. Bengel well remarks that the awful "scarcely" (μόλις σώζεται) is softened by 2 Peter 1:11. Where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? The" ungodly "are the impious, scoffers, and blasphemers; the" sinners" are men of profligate and dissolute lives. But the words are (probably) included under one article in the Greek; the men were the same; one form of evil led to the other (comp. Psalm 1:5; see also Matthew 19:25).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek And,καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. “If Εἰ (Ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. it is hard for μόλις (molis) Adverb Strong's 3433: With difficulty, hardly, scarcely. Probably by variation for mogis; with difficulty. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. righteous δίκαιος (dikaios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. to be saved, σώζεται (sōzetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4982: To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect. what ποῦ (pou) Adverb Strong's 4226: Genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos otherwise obsolete; as adverb of place; at what locality. will become of φανεῖται (phaneitai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5316: Prolongation for the base of phos; to lighten, i.e. Show. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ungodly ἀσεβὴς (asebēs) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 765: Impious, ungodly, wicked. Irreverent, i.e. impious or wicked. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [the] sinner?” ἁμαρτωλὸς (hamartōlos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 268: Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. From hamartano; sinful, i.e. A sinner. 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