1 Peter 4:4

1 Peter 4:4

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

a. NLT: Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: In which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil, [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified:They are astonished and think it very queer that you do not now run hand in hand with them in the same excesses of dissipation, and they abuse [you]. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

1. “Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them…”

a. Wherein [Strong: 1722. en en a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.]

b. [Strong: 3739. hos hos, including feminine he hay, and neuter ho ho probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc.]

c. [they think it] strange [Strong: 3579. xenizo xen-id'-zo from 3581; to be a host (passively, a guest); by implication, be (make, appear) strange:--entertain, lodge, (think it) strange.] [Thayer: to receive as a guest, to entertain, hospitably, to be received hospitably, to stay as a guest, to lodge, be lodged, to surprise or astonish by the strangeness and novelty of a thing, to think strange, be shocked.]

d. [that] ye [Strong: 5216. humon hoo-mone' genitive case of 5210; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).]

e. run [Strong: 4936. suntrecho soon-trekh'-o from 4862 and 5143 (including its alternate); to rush together (hastily assemble) or headlong (figuratively):--run (together, with).]

f. not [Strong: 3361. me may a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations.]

g. with them [Strong: 1519. eis ice a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).]

1). The “they” of course is unregenerate man, the world around us.

2. “…to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:”

a. [to the] same [Strong: 846. autos ow-tos' from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.]

b. excess [Strong: 401. anachusis an-akh'-oo-sis from a comparative of 303 and cheo (to pour); properly, effusion, i.e. (figuratively) license:--excess.] [Thayer; an overflowing, a pouring out, metaphorically, the excess (flood) of riot in which a dissolute life pours itself forth.]

b. [of] riot [Strong: 810  810. asotia as-o-tee'-ah from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of 4982; properly, unsavedness, i.e. (by implication) profligacy:--excess, riot.] [asotia; a-negative; sozo-to save] [Thayer: an abandoned, dissolute life, profligacy, prodigality.][Strong: properly, unsavedness, i.e. (by implication) profligacy:--excess, riot.]

1). This word literally means unsaved [asotia; a-negative; sozo-to save]; It is to behave the opposite of those who are saved. In light of that i want to list the terms that encompass the terms “saved” and “salvation”.

a). saved [Strong: 4982 sozo sode'-zo from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, "safe"); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):--heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.] [Thayer: to save, to keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction;  to make well, heal, restore to health: to bring safe forth from to make one a partaker of the salvation by Christ.] [Zodhiates: to save, deliver, make whole, preserve safe from danger, loss, destruction…Sozo occurs fifty-four times in the Gospels [fifty-six in the KJV]. Of the instances where sozo is used, fourteen relate to deliverance from disease or demon possession; in twenty instances, the inference is to the rescue of physical life from some impending peril or instant death; the remaining twenty times, the reference is to spiritual salvation.]

b). C. I. Scofield Notes under Romans 1:16 Salvation: “The Hebrew and Greek words for salvation imply the ideas of deliverance, safety, preservation, healing, and soundness. Salvation is the great inclusive word of the Gospel, gathering into itself all the redemptive acts and processes: as justification, redemption, grace, propitiation, imputation, forgiveness, sanctification, and glorification.”

c). salvation [Strong: 4991 soteria so-tay-ree'-ah feminine of a derivative of 4990 as (properly, abstract) noun; rescue or safety (physically or morally):--deliver, health, salvation, save, saving.] [Thayer: deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation, deliverance from the molestation of enemies, in an ethical sense, that which concludes to the soul's safety or salvation, of Messianic salvation, salvation as the present possession of all true Christians, future salvation, the sum of benefits and blessings which the Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God.]

c. speaking evil [of you] [Strong: 987 987. blasphemeo blas-fay-meh'-o from 989; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously:--(speak) blaspheme(-er, -mously, -my), defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.] [Thayer: to speak reproachfully, rail at, revile, calumniate, blaspheme, to be evil spoken of, reviled, railed at.]

1). Because the believer will not engage in the same behavior as the unsaved, the world will speak evil of you. The Greek word for “riot” literally means “unsaved”. Here, the Scripture is telling us not to behave as the unsaved.