1 Peter 4:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and sinners?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ Εἰ ὁ δίκαιος μόλις σώζεται, ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται;

Transliteration

And if the dikaios molis sōzetai, the asebēs and hamartōlos pou phaneitai?

Grammar Details

• *dikaios*: nominative, masculine, singular - righteous one
• *molis*: adverb - with difficulty/hardly/scarcely
• *sōzetai*: present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is saved
• *asebēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - ungodly one
• *hamartōlos*: nominative, masculine, singular - sinner
• *pou*: interrogative adverb - where
• *phaneitai*: future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will appear/will be seen

Word Meanings

• *dikaios*: righteous one/just person/righteous person
• *molis*: with difficulty/barely/scarcely/hardly
• *asebēs*: ungodly/impious/irreverent
• *phaneitai*: will appear/will be seen/will show himself

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:31 : 31 If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!
• Luke 23:31 : 31 For if such things are done when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
• Ezek 18:24 : 24 “But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.
• 2 Pet 2:5-6 : 5 and if he did not spare the ancient world, but did protect Noah, a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when God brought a flood on an ungodly world, 6 and if he turned to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah when he condemned them to destruction, having appointed them to serve as an example to future generations of the ungodly,
• 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
• Jude 1:15 : 15 to execute judgment on all, and to convict every person of all their thoroughly ungodly deeds that they have committed, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
• Ps 1:4-5 : 4 Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff. 5 For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.
• 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say,‘These are my people,’ and they will say,‘The LORD is my God.’”
• Matt 24:22-24 : 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘There he is!’ do not believe him. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• Acts 14:22 : 22 They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying,“We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”
• Acts 27:24 : 24 and said,‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’
• Rom 1:18 : 18 The Condemnation of the Unrighteous For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness,
• Rom 5:6 : 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
• 1 Cor 10:12 : 12 So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.
• Heb 4:1 : 1 God’s Promised Rest Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.
• Heb 10:38-39 : 38 But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
• Acts 27:31 : 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers,“Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
• Acts 27:42-44 : 42 Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away. 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on pieces of the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to land.
• Mark 13:20-22 : 20 And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short. 21 Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him. 22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.
• Luke 15:1 : 1 The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.
• Jer 25:29 : 29 For take note, I am already beginning to bring disaster on the city that I call my own. So how can you possibly avoid being punished? You will not go unpunished! For I am proclaiming war against all who live on the earth. I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, affirm it!’
• Gen 13:13 : 13 (Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the LORD.)
• 1 Sam 15:18 : 18 The LORD sent you on a campaign saying,‘Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you have destroyed them.’
• Rom 5:8 : 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.