1 Peter 4:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?”
1 Peter 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don’t obey the Good News of God?”
1 Peter 4:17 — World English Bible
1 Peter 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God? ”
1 Peter 4:17 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“because it is the time of the beginning of the judgment from the house of God, and if first from us, what the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?”
1 Peter 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the time of having the judgment begin from the house ofGod [is come]; but if first from us, what [shall be] the end of those who obey not the glad tidings ofGod? ”
1 Peter 4:17 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the time is come, that iudgement must beginne at the house of God. If it first beginne at vs, what shall the ende be of them which obey not the Gospel of God?”
1 Peter 4:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 4:17 in Context — 1 Peter 4
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19 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.
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What Does 1 Peter 4:17 Mean?
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