1 Petrus 4:5

4:5 They will face a reckoning before ¹  Jesus Christ ²  who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.

1 Petrus 4:17-18

4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house ³  of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate ⁴  of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God? 4:18 And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of ⁵  the ungodly and sinners? ⁶ 

[4:5]  ¹ tn Grk “give an account to.”

[4:5]  ² tn Grk “the one”; the referent (Jesus Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:17]  ³ tn Grk “to begin from the house.”

[4:17]  ⁴ tn Or “the end.”

[4:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “where will he appear.”

[4:18]  ⁶ tn The personal references in v. 18 are generic singulars, but they have been changed to the plural in English to maintain consistency with the plurals of v. 17.

[4:18]  sn A quotation from Prov 11:31 (LXX).