When he was reviled (λοιδορουμενος). Present passive participle of λοιδορεω, old verb (from λοιδορος, reviler, [Reference 1 Corint…

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. He did not use harsh and abusive words in return for those which he received.

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Who, when He was reviled.—This “who” might be translated as and yet He. Conscious though He was of being blamele ([Refere…

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, …

The preeminent OT passage on the suffering of the Messiah is Isaiah’s fourth Servant Song (Isaiah 52:13–53:12). Peter quotes Isa 53:9 t…

When he was reviled, or, reproached. Here Peter points out what we are to imitate in Christ, namely, to calmly bear wrongs and no…

Who when he was reviled, reviled not again
When he was reproached as a glutton, a winebibber, a friend of publicans …

Servants in those days were generally slaves and had heathen masters, who often treated them cruelly; yet the apostle directs them to be subject to…