1 Peter 4:17-18

4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house 1  of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate 2  of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God? 4:18 And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of 3  the ungodly and sinners? 4 

1 tn Grk “to begin from the house.”

2 tn Or “the end.”

3 tn Grk “where will he appear.”

4 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.

sn A quotation from Prov 11:31 (LXX).