1 Peter 1:15

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

1 Peter 2:13

Submission to Authorities

2:13 Be subject to every human institution ¹  for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

1 Peter 4:7

Service, Suffering, and Judgment

4:7 For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer. ² 

1 Peter 5:2

5:2 Give a shepherd’s care to ³  God’s flock among you, exercising oversight ⁴  not merely as a duty ⁵  but willingly under God’s direction, ⁶  not for shameful profit but eagerly.

1 Peter 5:6-7

5:6 And God will exalt you in due time, ⁷  if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand ⁸  5:7 by casting ⁹  all your cares ¹⁰  on him because he cares for you.

1 Peter 5:14

5:14 Greet one another with a loving kiss. ¹¹  Peace to all of you who are in Christ. ¹² 

[2:13]  ¹ tn Or “every human being”; Grk “every human creation,” denoting either everything created for mankind (NRSV mg: “every institution ordained for human beings”) or every creature who is human. The meaning of the verb “be subject” and the following context supports the rendering adopted in the text.

[4:7]  ¹ tn Grk “for prayers.”

[5:2]  ¹ tn Grk “shepherd,” “tend,” “pastor.”

[5:2]  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.

[5:2]  ³ tn Or “not under compulsion/coercion.”

[5:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “according to God.”

[5:6]  ¹ tn Grk “in time,” but connoting “the proper time, when the time is right” as in Matt 24:45; Luke 12:42.

[5:6]  ² tn Grk “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that in due time he may exalt you.” The sentence was rearranged so that the English reader could more clearly see the connection between “casting” (v. 7) and “humble” (v. 6).

[5:7]  ¹ tn Or “throwing on”; “loading.” Some scholars take the participle to function imperativally, or as attendant circumstance – thus, “cast.” See below for discussion.

[5:7]  ² tn Or “anxiety, burden,” but using a word from the same root as the verb “cares” in the last part of the verse.

[5:14]  ¹ tn Grk “a kiss of love.”

[5:14]  ² tc Most mss (א P 1739^c Ï) have ἀμήν (amen, “amen”) at the end of 1 Peter. Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, the absence of such a conclusion to the epistle in such witnesses as A B Ψ 81 323 945 1241 1739* co seems inexplicable unless the word here is not authentic.