Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of Godcommit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

Let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

18 And if the righteous is difficultly saved, where shall the impious and the sinner appear? 19 Wherefore also let them who suffer according to the will of God ...

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God.

1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.

New King James Version Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” King James Bible

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.

Peter is saying that eternal salvation through faith in Christ comes "with difficulty" in this life on earth.

For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey...

19 авг. 2024 г. · Peter recognizes that the righteous will “scarcely be saved” (1 Peter 4:18), or as the NASB puts it, “it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved.”