1 Peter 1:2

1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling ¹  with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure! ² 

1 Peter 1:13

1:13 Therefore, get your minds ready for action ³  by being fully sober, and set your hope ⁴  completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. ⁵ 

1 Peter 2:7

2:7 So you who believe see ⁶  his value, ⁷  but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the ⁸  cornerstone, ⁹ 

1 Peter 2:21

2:21 For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

1 Peter 5:1

Leading and Living in God’s Flock

5:1 So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

¹ sn For obedience and for sprinkling indicates the purpose of their choice or election by God.

² tn Grk “be multiplied to you.”

³ tn Grk “binding up the loins of your mind,” a figure of speech drawn from the Middle Eastern practice of gathering up long robes around the waist to prepare for work or action.

⁴ tn Grk “having bound up…, being sober, set your hope…”

⁵ tn Grk “at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (cf. v. 7).

⁵ tn Grk “to you who believe is the value,” referring to their perception of the stone in contrast to those who reject (vv. 7b-8). But the expression may also be translated as “to you who believe is this honor,” referring to the lack of shame cited in v. 6b.

⁶ tn Grk “the value” or “the honor,” but the former is preferred since it comes from the same root as “priceless” in vv. 4, 6, and it is in contrast to the negative estimate of the stone by those who reject (vv. 7b-8).

⁷ tn Grk “the head of the corner.”

⁸ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 (cf. Matt 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11).