1 Peter 1:4
1 Peter 1:4 Meaning and Explanation
“To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →This new birth leads to an inheritance that cannot decay, spoil, or fade, kept safe in heaven.
What Does 1 Peter 1:4 Mean?
Peter piles up three words for permanence: it cannot rot, cannot be stained, cannot wither. Everything an earthly inheritance is vulnerable to, this one is not.
Exiles often lose their property and their claim to a homeland. Peter tells displaced believers that their true inheritance is untouched by the forces that took everything else. It is not merely promised; it is reserved, set aside with their name on it, waiting in the one place no enemy can reach.
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What does 1 Peter 1:4 mean?
This new birth leads to an inheritance that cannot decay, spoil, or fade, kept safe in heaven.