1 Petrus 1:25

1:25 but the word of the Lord ¹  endures forever. ² 

And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

1 Petrus 4:11

4:11 Whoever speaks, let it be with ³  God’s words. ⁴  Whoever serves, do so with the strength ⁵  that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong ⁶  the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

[1:25]  ¹ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; here and in Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

[1:25]  ² sn A quotation from Isa 40:6, 8.

[4:11]  ³ tn Grk “if anyone speaks – as God’s words.”

[4:11]  ⁴ tn Or “oracles.”

[4:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “if anyone serves – with strength…”

[4:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “is/are.”