1 Peter 4:18

If it is hard even for the righteous to be saved, the outlook for the ungodly is dire. It underscores the seriousness of salvation and the danger of unbelief.

Cross-references · 25

• Prov 11:31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
• Ezek 18:24But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
• Luke 23:31For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
• 2 Pet 2:5–6if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
• Jude 1:15to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
• 1 Cor 10:12So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.
• Heb 10:38–39But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
• Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
• Rom 1:18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
• 2 Pet 3:7And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
• Rom 5:8But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
• 1 Pet 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
• Zech 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
• Ps 1:4–5Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
• Jer 25:29For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
• Heb 4:1Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
• Matt 24:22–24If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
• Rom 5:6For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
• Acts 27:42–44The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
• Gen 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
• Mark 13:20–22If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
• 1 Sam 15:18and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’
• Acts 27:24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
• Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
• Acts 27:31But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

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