1 Peter 3:10

3:10 For

the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep ¹  his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

1 Peter 3:20

3:20 after they were disobedient long ago ²  when God patiently waited ³  in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark ⁴  a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.

1 Peter 2:12

2:12 and maintain good conduct ⁵  among the non-Christians, ⁶  so that though ⁷  they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears. ⁸ 

1 Peter 1:5

1:5 who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:20

1:20 He was foreknown ⁹  before the foundation of the world but ¹⁰  was manifested in these last times ¹¹  for your sake.

1 Peter 1:7

1:7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, ¹²  which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away ¹³  – and will bring praise ¹⁴  and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. ¹⁵ 

¹ tn Grk “stop.”

² tn This reflects a Greek participle, literally “having been disobedient formerly,” that refers to the “spirits” in v. 19. Many translations take this as adjectival describing the spirits (“who had once been disobedient”; cf. NASB, NIV, NKJV, NLT, NRSV, TEV), but the grammatical construction strongly favors an adverbial interpretation describing the time of the preaching, as reflected above.

³ tn Grk “the patience of God waited.”

⁴ tn Grk “in which,” referring to the ark; the referent (the ark) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

³ tn Grk “keeping your conduct good.”

⁴ tn Grk “the Gentiles,” used here of those who are not God’s people.

⁵ tn Grk “in order that in what they malign you.”

⁶ tn Or “when he visits.” Grk “in the day of visitation,” denoting a time when God intervenes directly in human affairs, either for blessing (Luke 1:68, 78; 7:16; 19:44) or for judgment (Isa 10:3; Jer 6:15). This phrase may be a quotation from Isa 10:3, in which case judgment is in view here. But blessing seems to be the point, since part of the motive for good behavior is winning the non-Christian over to the faith (as in 3:1; also apparently in 3:15; cf. Matt 5:16).

⁴ tn Grk “who was foreknown,” describing Christ in v. 19. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁵ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

⁶ tn Grk “at the last of the times.”

⁵ tn Or “genuineness,” the result of testing. On the other hand it may denote the process of testing: “that the proving of your faith…may bring praise.”

⁶ tn Grk “which is passing away but is tested by fire,” describing gold in a lesser-to-greater comparison with faith’s proven character.

⁷ tn Grk “that the testing of your faith…may be found unto praise,” showing the result of the trials mentioned in v. 6.

⁸ tn Grk “at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (cf. v. 13).