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1 Peter 4:19

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Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
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  1. Psalms 37:5Rank 1 from verse 19
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    5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

  2. 2 Timothy 1:12Rank 2 from verse 19
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    12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

  3. 1 Peter 3:17Rank 3 from verse 19
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    17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

  4. Psalms 138:8Rank 4 from verse 19
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    8The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

  5. Psalms 146:5–6Rank 5 from verse 19
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    5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

    6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

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1 Peter 4:19

COMBINED MEANING

wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

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commit

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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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keeping

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of keep, meaning to guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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faithful

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Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Creator

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One who creates; as a title, God the maker of heaven, earth, and mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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18And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

19Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

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