彼得前书 4:5

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

他們必要向那位預備要審判活人死人的主交帳。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
他 们 必 在 那 将 要 审 判 活 人 死 人 的 主 面 前 交 账 。

Contextual Overview

⁴ Nonbelievers think it is strange that you do not do the many wild and wasteful things they do, so they insult you. ⁵ But they will have to explain this to God, who is ready to judge the living and the dead. ⁶ For this reason the Good News was preached to those who are now dead. Even though they were judged like all people, the Good News was preached to them so they could live in the spirit as God lives.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall: Malachi 3:13-15, Matthew 12:36, Luke 16:2, Romans 14:12, Jude 1:14, Jude 1:15

that: Psalms 1:6, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Ezekiel 18:30, Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:22, John 5:23, John 5:28, John 5:29, Acts 10:42, Acts 17:31, Romans 14:10-12, 1 Corinthians 15:51, 1 Corinthians 15:52, 2 Timothy 4:1, James 5:9

Reciprocal: John 17:14 - the world Acts 24:25 - judgment Romans 2:16 - God Romans 14:9 - Lord 2 Corinthians 5:10 - we 1 Peter 4:14 - reproached 1 Peter 5:5 - all

Cross-References

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Genesis 4:11
And now you will be cursed in your work with the ground, the same ground where your brother's blood fell and where your hands killed him.

Genesis 31:2
Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been before.

Genesis 31:5
He said to them, "I have seen that your father is not as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God of my father has been with me.

Numbers 16:15
Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord , "Don't accept their gifts. I have not taken anything from them, not even a donkey, and I have not done wrong to any of them."

Job 5:2
Anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the stupid.

Psalms 20:3
May he remember all your offerings and accept all your sacrifices. Selah

Matthew 20:15
I can do what I want with my own money. Are you jealous because I am good to those people?'

Acts 13:45
Seeing the crowd, the Jewish people became very jealous and said insulting things and argued against what Paul said.

Hebrews 11:4
It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God said he was pleased with the gifts Abel offered and called Abel a good man because of his faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who shall give account to him,.... "To God himself", as the Syriac version reads; of all their blasphemies, and hard speeches spoken by them against God, Christ, the Gospel, and good men, and receive their just punishment. This the apostle says, to calm the minds of God's people, and make them to sit easy under all censures, reproaches, and calumnies, and not think of avenging themselves, but commit themselves to him that will judge righteously; even to him,

that is ready to judge the quick and the dead; that is, all men, such as will be found alive when he comes, and those that have died before, who will then be raised from the dead, to receive their judgment; and by whom is meant the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom all judgment is committed; and who is ordained to be the Judge of quick and dead, and will judge both at his appearing and kingdom; yea, the day is appointed when this judgment will proceed by him, and he is at the door; so that he may be truly said to be ready for it, as he is every way equal to it, and will finish it with righteousness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who shall give account - That is, they shall not do this with impunity. They are guilty in this of a groat wrong and they must answer for it to God.

That is ready to judge - That is, “who is prepared to judge” - τῷ ἑτοίμως ἔχοντι tō hetoimōs echonti. See the phrase used in Acts 21:13; “I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem.” 2 Corinthians 12:14; “the third time I am ready to come to you.” Compare the word “ready” - ἑτοιμος hetoimos - in Matthew 22:4, Matthew 22:8; Matthew 24:44; Matthew 25:10; Luke 12:40; Luk 22:33; 1 Peter 1:5. The meaning is, not that he was about to do it, or that the day of judgment was near at hand - whatever the apostle may have supposed to be true on that point - but that he was prepared for it; all the arrangements were made with reference to it; there was nothing to hinder it.

To judge the quick and the dead - The living and the dead; that is, those who shall be alive when he comes, and those in their graves. This is a common phrase to denote all who shall be brought before the bar of God for judgment. See the Acts 10:42 note; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 notes; 2 Timothy 4:1 note. The meaning in this connection seems to be, that they should bear their trials and the opposition which they would meet with patiently, not feeling that they were forgotten, nor attempting to avenge themselves; for the Lord would vindicate them when he should come to judgment, and call those who had injured them to an account for all the wrongs which they had done to the children of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Peter 4:5. To judge the quick and the dead. — They shall give account of these irregularities to Him who is prepared to judge both the Jews and the Gentiles. The Gentiles, previously to the preaching of the Gospel among them, were reckoned to be dead in trespasses and sins, Ephesians 2:1-5; under the sentence of death, because they had sinned. The Jews had at least, by their religious profession, a name to live; and by that profession were bound to give to God.