1 Peter 4:18
1 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 4
“And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”1 Peter 4:18
What Does 1 Peter 4:18 Mean?
1 Peter 4:18 is found in the book of 1 Peter, chapter 4, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Heaven & Hell.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Peter 4:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 11:31“Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.”Ezekiel 18:24“But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.”Luke 23:31“For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?”2 Peter 2:5“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;”Jude 1:15“To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”1 Corinthians 10:12“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”1 Timothy 1:9“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”Acts 14:22“Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”Hebrews 10:38“Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.”Romans 1:18“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”2 Peter 3:7“But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.”Romans 5:8“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”1 Peter 5:8“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”Zechariah 13:9“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.”Psalms 1:4“The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.”Jeremiah 25:29“For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.”Matthew 24:22“And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.”1 Corinthians 3:15“If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”Hebrews 4:1“Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.”Jude 1:4“For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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