“By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.”
our faithful brother
There is a definite article in the Greek before the word “faithful” making it obvious that Silvanus was well known for faithfulness. People […]
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“By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.”
as I consider him
Peter gave extensive thought to the kind of man Silvanus was. He was someone Peter could trust. No doubt Silvanus was better educated […]
“By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.”
I have written to you briefly,
Peter wrote First Peter by using an amanuensis (a secretary who penned the epistle — Silvanus).Verses 12-14 are the postscript […]
“By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.”
in which you stand
If the Christian is to be strong, he needs to stand in grace. Grace is both a gift and a responsibility. Grace is […]
“She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.”
She who is in Babylon
“She” may refer to a congregation with whom Peter is staying.
“Babylon” the city was almost non-existent in the time of Peter. It was located in what is now Iraq today, in the Mesopotamian valley. There […]
“She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.”
and so does Mark
THE LIFE OF MARK, Part I
The “Mark” of this verse is the Mark who wrote the gospel of Mark. The New Testament mentions Mark in five books. We meet him first in Acts 12,
“So, when he […]
“She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.”
THE LIFE OF MARK, Part II and so does Mark
When Paul and Barnabas finished their relief ministry to the saints, they returned to Antioch (another 300-mile trip to the north).
“And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had […]
“She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.”
THE LIFE OF MARK, Part III.and so does Mark
Things went along quite well but before long, John Mark deserted the team.
“Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing […]
“She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.”
THE LIFE OF MARK, Part IV
and so does Mark
Six years elapse between Mark’s desertion and Acts 15:36,
“Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have […]
“She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.”
THE LIFE OF MARK, Part V.and so does Mark
Paul wrote Philemon at the same time and place as Colossians (when he referred to Mark 4:10). At the end of Philemon Paul says,
“Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets […]