Bible Strands
1 Peter 1:4
and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter writes to believers immediately after declaring that God’s mercy grants new birth through Christ’s resurrection. He describes the destination of that new birth as a secured future reality.
The words — The Greek κληρονομίαν (klēronomian) denotes an inheritance, while τετηρημένην (tetērēmenēn) specifies it as reserved or kept. These terms frame the future possession as a fixed destination rather than a conditional promise.
The thread — Hebrews 9:15 connects Christ’s mediation to believers receiving a promised eternal inheritance. Revelation 21:27 and 1 Peter 5:4 parallel the theme by stating that nothing unclean will enter the holy city and the Chief Shepherd grants a crown that will never fade.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge that the promised future is already secured by God and immune to decay or defilement. The text demands a present orientation toward a fixed, heavenly reality rather than temporary circumstances.
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The Greek words
King James Version
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Cross-references
- Revelation 21:27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Hebrews 9:15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
- 1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
- 2 Timothy 4:8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
- Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Colossians 1:5 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
- Isaiah 40:7 The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
- Ezekiel 47:12 Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”
- Romans 8:17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
- Ephesians 1:11 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,