1 Peter 4:19 Meaning and Explanation
“Wherefore 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Those who suffer by God's will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.
What Does 1 Peter 4:19 Mean?
Peter draws the section to a close with a single instruction for sufferers. Those who suffer within the will of God are to entrust their souls to him, handing over the keeping of their inmost selves to his care.
Two things steady this trust. First, they keep doing good, not letting suffering turn them from righteousness. Second, they rest in God as a faithful Creator, the One who made them and will not fail them. The word faithful is the anchor: the God who formed their souls can be trusted to keep them. Peter lifts the believer's gaze from the pain to the trustworthy hands beneath it, and bids them go on doing good.
1 Peter 4:19 in the Original Language
paratithemi (παρατίθημι), 'commit' -- to entrust or place into another's keeping for safekeeping.
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What does 1 Peter 4:19 mean?
Those who suffer by God's will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.