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1 Peter 5:10 — God of All Grace Who Restores
After warning believers to resist the devil, Peter names God as the source of all grace who both calls and restores, guaranteeing that present suffering is brief compared to the eternal glory ahead.
Escritura
- 10.Mas el Dios de toda gracia, que nos llamó a su gloria eterna en Jesucristo, después que hayáis padecido un poco de tiempo, él mismo os perfeccione, afirme, fortalezca y establezca.And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.
Qué significa este pasaje
Peter identifies God with the title "the God of all grace." The phrase combines two ideas: every kind of grace originates in him, and the grace he gives is sufficient for the full range of need. By linking this title to the call "unto his eternal glory in Christ," Peter grounds grace not in a single rescue but in a completed trajectory — from the moment of calling to the consummation of glory.
The clause "after that ye have suffered a little while" frames suffering as bounded. The duration ("a little while") is set against the destination ("eternal glory"), so that the suffering is measured by its end, not by its intensity. Suffering is neither denied nor romanticized; it is located within a temporal sequence that grace has already determined.
Four verbs describe God's restoring work: "perfect" (to complete what is lacking), "establish" (to fix on a firm foundation), "strengthen" (to infuse power), and an additional term rendered "settle" or ground. The subject of every verb is God himself ("shall himself"), and the object is the believer, not the believer's circumstances. The verse thus moves from a description of God, through the call he issued, past the suffering, to a fourfold restoration he personally performs.
Contexto
Verse 10 sits at the close of a section that begins with instructions to elders (verses 1–4) and flows through a call to humility (verses 5–7) and vigilance against the devil (verses 8–9). The promise of restoration therefore arrives after sustained exhortation, not as a detached benediction. The chapter's final greeting (verses 12–14) frames the letter as a testimony to "the true grace of God," in which believers are urged to "stand fast," reinforcing that verse 10's restoration is the ground on which such steadfastness rests.
The preceding verse (5:9) directly prepares the way: believers are to withstand the devil "stedfast in your faith," knowing that the same sufferings are "accomplished" in fellow believers worldwide. Verse 10 takes this shared, present suffering and reframes it under God's calling and God's restoring action. Suffering is no longer the last word; the chapter concludes with the doxology "To him be the dominion for ever and ever. Amen."
Preguntas frecuentes
Does 1 Peter 5:10 promise that suffering will be short?
The verse calls the suffering "a little while," but its force comes from contrast with "eternal glory" rather than a literal time estimate. The point is that suffering has a defined boundary within God's calling, not that its duration is precisely known.
What is the "eternal glory" believers are called into?
The verse says God called believers "unto his eternal glory in Christ," so the glory is God's own glory, is shared with believers, is eternal, and is entered through union with Christ. The call itself originates from grace and ends in glory.
Who is the subject of "perfect, establish, strengthen" in this verse?
The subject is God himself. The verse says "shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen," and the four actions are performed by the God who called, not by the believers themselves. Restoration is God's direct work upon the person of the believer.