1 Peter 5:2

5:2 Give a shepherd’s care to ¹  God’s flock among you, exercising oversight ²  not merely as a duty ³  but willingly under God’s direction, ⁴  not for shameful profit but eagerly.

1 Peter 1:19

1:19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

1 Peter 1:15

1:15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

1 Peter 1:23

1:23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

1 Peter 4:2

4:2 in that he spends the rest of his time ⁵  on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

1 Peter 5:3

5:3 And do not lord it over ⁶  those entrusted to you, ⁷  but be examples to the flock.

1 Peter 2:18

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 Peter 2:25

2:25 For you were going astray like sheep ¹⁰  but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 3:21

3:21 And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you ¹¹  – not the washing off of physical dirt ¹²  but the pledge ¹³  of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 4:13

4:13 But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed ¹⁴  you may also rejoice and be glad. ¹⁵ 

1 Peter 3:15

3:15 But set Christ ¹⁶  apart ¹⁷  as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. ¹⁸ 

¹ tn Grk “shepherd,” “tend,” “pastor.”

² tc A few important mss (א* B sa) lack ἐπισκοποῦντες (episkopounte", “exercising oversight”), but the participle enjoys otherwise good ms support (Ì⁷² א² A P Ψ 33 1739 Ï lat). A decision is difficult because normally the shorter reading is preferred, especially when found in excellent witnesses. However, in this instance the omission may be due to a hesitation among some scribes to associate oversight with elders, since the later church viewed overseer/bishop as a separate office from elder.

³ tn Or “not under compulsion/coercion.”

⁴ tn Grk “according to God.”

⁵ tn This verse may give the purpose or result of their “arming” themselves as called for in v. 1b and then the translation would be: “so that you may spend the rest of your time…” But it is better to take it as explanatory of the last phrase in v. 1: what it means to be finished with sin.

⁹ tn Grk “not as lording it over…but being examples.” The participles continue the command of v. 2 by describing how the shepherding should be carried out.

¹⁰ tn Grk “the ones allotted,” referring to those God has given over to their care.

¹³ tn The Greek term here is οἰκέτης (oiketh"), often used of a servant in a household (who would have been a slave).

¹⁴ tn Grk “being subject,” but continuing the sense of command from vs. 13.

¹⁷ sn A quotation from Isa 53:6.

²¹ tn Grk “which also, [as] an antitype, now saves you, [that is] baptism.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

²² tn Grk “the removal of the dirt of the flesh,” where flesh refers to the physical make-up of the body with no moral connotations.

²³ tn Or “response”; “answer.”

²⁵ tn Grk “in the revelation of his glory.”

²⁶ tn The verb “be glad” is used also in 1:6 and 1:8. The verbs of v. 13b are used together in Matt 5:12 and Rev 19:7.

²⁹ tc Most later mss (P Ï) have θεόν (qeon, “God”) instead of Χριστόν (Criston; “Christ”) here. But Χριστόν is widely supported by excellent and early witnesses (Ì⁷² א A B C Ψ 33 1739 al latt sy co), and as a less common idiom better explains the rise of the other reading.

³⁰ tn Or “sanctify Christ as Lord.”

³¹ tn Grk “the hope in you.”