ACC ~ 1 Peter 3 v12

THE EYES OF THE LORD. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: Here Peter is referring to the many different ways in which the Holy Spirit observes us. ADUMBRATIONS.

THE LORD IS TURNED AGAINST EVIL. HESYCHIUS: The Lord will accept those who repent but will punish those who remain in their sins. CATENA.

GOD SEES AND HEARS EVERYTHING. ANDREAS: It is not those who are still in their sins who are worthy of such divine oversight, but those who have been cleansed from them. The phrase “the eyes of God” is a metaphor for those divine powers which see everything. It is they who watch over the righteous, but his ears are also ready to hear their prayers. If you want to enjoy this experience, however, you must first turn your eyes away from evil. God never distances himself from the righteous. Whenever the hand of a righteous man does mercy, it has the eye of God watching over it. And whenever his tongue prays, it inclines the divine ear to hear, as for example the prayer of Cornelius was rewarded. CATENA.

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