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Selected Verse: 1 Peter 5:11 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Pe 5:11 |
King James |
To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
To him--emphatic. To Him and Him alone: not to ourselves. Compare "Himself," see on Pe1 5:10.
glory and--omitted in the oldest manuscripts and versions.
dominion--Greek, "the might" shown in so "perfecting," you, Pe1 5:10. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| To him be glory ... - See the notes at Pe1 4:11. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| To him - The God of all grace, be glory - l honor and praise be ascribed, and dominion - e government of heaven, earth, and hell, for ever - rough time, and ever - rough eternity. Amen - be it, so let it be, and so it shall be. Amen and Amen! |
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.