1 Peter 2:25

2:25 For you were going astray like sheep ¹  but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 3:14

3:14 But in fact, if you happen to suffer ²  for doing what is right, ³  you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them ⁴  or be shaken. ⁵ 

1 Peter 4:16

4:16 But if you suffer as a Christian, ⁶  do not be ashamed, but glorify ⁷  God that you bear such a name. ⁸ 

¹ sn A quotation from Isa 53:6.

² sn The Greek construction here implies that such suffering was not the norm, even though it could happen, and in fact may well have happened to some of the readers (cf. 4:4, 12-19).

³ tn Grk “because of righteousness.”

⁴ tn Grk “do not fear their fear,” referring to those who cause their suffering. The phrase “their fear” may mean “what they fear” (subjective genitive), but in a situation of persecution it more likely means “fear of them” (objective genitive).

⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 8:12.

³ tn The verb is implied by the context but not expressed; Grk “but if as a Christian.”

⁴ tn These are third-person imperatives in Greek (“if [one of you suffers] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed…let him glorify”), but have been translated as second-person verbs since this is smoother English idiom.

⁵ tn Grk “in this name.”