Bible Strands
1 Peter 1:5
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter writes to scattered believers in Asia Minor who are enduring present grief and trials (v. 6), anchoring them in what God is actively doing on their behalf.
The words — φρουρουμένους (phrouroumenous), a military term meaning "being garrisoned" or "under guard," in the present passive: the believers are the ones being held, not the ones holding themselves.
The thread — The same divine initiative appears in Philippians 1:6 (God beginning and completing a good work) and Ephesians 2:8 (salvation by grace through faith, not from yourselves); 2 Thessalonians 2:13 adds the pre-temporal choice that undergirds both.
Why it lands — The verse strips the reader of the task of self-preservation: faith is the channel through which God's power operates, not the engine that produces the outcome.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Cross-references
- Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
- Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Job 19:25 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
- John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
- 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 9:28 so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- John 17:11 I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
- Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.