1:10 Concerning this salvation, 1 the prophets 2 who predicted the grace that would come to you 3 searched and investigated carefully.
2:18 Slaves, 8 be subject 9 to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.
1 tn Grk “about which salvation.”
2 sn Prophets refers to the OT prophets.
3 tn Grk “who prophesied about the grace that is to/for you.”
4 tn Grk “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” The latter phrase uses the term σκάνδαλον (skandalon), denoting an obstacle to faith, something that arouses anger and rejection.
5 sn A quotation from Isa 8:14.
6 tn Grk “who stumble,” referring to “those who do not believe” in vs. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
7 tn Grk “to which they were also destined.”
7 tn The Greek term here is οἰκέτης (oiketh"), often used of a servant in a household (who would have been a slave).
8 tn Grk “being subject,” but continuing the sense of command from vs. 13.
10 tn Grk “in doing good.”