1 Peter 1:16

1:16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.” ¹ 

1 Peter 2:3

2:3 if you have experienced ²  the Lord’s kindness. ³ 

1 Peter 3:2

3:2 when they see your pure and reverent conduct. ⁴ 

1 Peter 3:15

3:15 But set Christ ⁵  apart ⁶  as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. ⁷ 

[1:16]  ¹ sn A quotation from Lev 19:2.

[2:3]  ² tn Grk “have tasted that the Lord is kind.”

[2:3]  ³ sn A quotation from Ps 34:8.

[3:2]  ³ tn Grk “behavior,” the same word translated “the way you live” in vs. 1.

[3:15]  ⁴ 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.

[3:15]  ⁵ tn Or “sanctify Christ as Lord.”

[3:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “the hope in you.”