1 Peter 1:4
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
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Study Note
The threefold negative description of the inheritance — 'incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away' — employs Greek alpha-privative compounds (aphtharton, amianton, amaranton) that were used in Hellenistic philosophy to describe the imperishable divine realm, here applied to the Christian's eschatological future. The inheritance 'reserved in heaven' (tētērēmenēn) is held in permanent divine custody — a perfect passive participle indicating ongoing security rather than conditional preservation. Peter writes to 'strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia…' (1:1), communities experiencing social displacement and hostility, making the contrast between present precariousness and securely reserved future the letter's foundational pastoral move. The imagery draws on Deuteronomy's 'inheritance' language for Canaan and transforms it into a heavenly possession that no earthly force can contaminate or confiscate.
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unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in the heavens for you,
And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,
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