1 Peter 1:20

1:20 He was foreknown ¹  before the foundation of the world but ²  was manifested in these last times ³  for your sake.

1 Peter 5:3

5:3 And do not lord it over ⁴  those entrusted to you, ⁵  but be examples to the flock.

1 Peter 2:11

2:11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

1 Peter 2:15

2:15 For God wants you ⁶  to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

1 Peter 2:25--3:1

2:25 For you were going astray like sheep ⁷  but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

Wives and Husbands

3:1 In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, ⁸  even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live, ⁹ 

1 Peter 4:3

4:3 For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians ¹⁰  desire. ¹¹  You lived then ¹²  in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, ¹³  and wanton idolatries. ¹⁴ 

1 Peter 5:1

Leading and Living in God’s Flock

5:1 So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

1 Peter 5:9

5:9 Resist him, ¹⁵  strong in your faith, because you know ¹⁶  that your brothers and sisters ¹⁷  throughout the world ¹⁸  are enduring ¹⁹  the same kinds of suffering. ²⁰ 

1 Peter 1:12

1:12 They were shown ²¹  that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.

1 Peter 2:12

2:12 and maintain good conduct ²²  among the non-Christians, ²³  so that though ²⁴  they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears. ²⁵ 

1 Peter 4:17

4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house ²⁶  of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate ²⁷  of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

1 Peter 4:11

4:11 Whoever speaks, let it be with ²⁸  God’s words. ²⁹  Whoever serves, do so with the strength ³⁰  that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong ³¹  the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

[1:20]  ¹ 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.

[1:20]  ² tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

[1:20]  ³ tn Grk “at the last of the times.”

[5:3]  ⁴ 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.

[5:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “the ones allotted,” referring to those God has given over to their care.

[2:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “because thus it is God’s will.”

[2:25]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Isa 53:6.

[3:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “that…they may be won over,” showing the purpose of “being subject” (vs. 1b). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:1]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “by the wives’ behavior.”

[4:3]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “the Gentiles,” used here of those who are not God’s people.

[4:3]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “to accomplish the desire of the Gentiles.”

[4:3]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “having gone along,” referring to the readers’ behavior in time past.

[4:3]  ¹⁹ tn According to BDAG 857 s.v. πότος the term refers to a social gathering at which wine is served, hence “drinking parties” (cf. TEV, NASB). However, the collocation with the other terms in v. 4 suggests something less sophisticated and more along the lines of wild and frenzied drinking bouts.

[4:3]  ²⁰ tn The Greek words here all occur in the plural to describe their common practice in the past.

[5:9]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “whom,” referring to the devil in v. 8. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[5:9]  ²⁰ tn Grk “knowing,” a participle that usually denotes a reason for the related action.

[5:9]  ²¹ tn Grk “your brotherhood.” The Greek term “brotherhood” is used in a broad sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 19 s.v. ἀδελφότης 1). Another alternative translation would be “your fellow believers,” though this would weaken the familial connotations. This same word occurs in 2:17; there it has been translated “family of believers.”

[5:9]  ²² tn Grk “your brotherhood in the world,” referring to the Christian community worldwide.

[5:9]  ²³ tn This verb carries the nuance “to accomplish, complete,” emphasizing their faithful endurance in suffering. The verb is passive in Greek (“suffering is being endured by your brotherhood”), but has been translated as an active to give a smoother English style.

[5:9]  ²⁴ tn Grk “the same things of sufferings.”

[1:12]  ²² tn Grk “to whom [pl.] it was revealed.”

[2:12]  ²⁵ tn Grk “keeping your conduct good.”

[2:12]  ²⁶ tn Grk “the Gentiles,” used here of those who are not God’s people.

[2:12]  ²⁷ tn Grk “in order that in what they malign you.”

[2:12]  ²⁸ 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).

[4:17]  ²⁸ tn Grk “to begin from the house.”

[4:17]  ²⁹ tn Or “the end.”

[4:11]  ³¹ tn Grk “if anyone speaks – as God’s words.”

[4:11]  ³² tn Or “oracles.”

[4:11]  ³³ tn Grk “if anyone serves – with strength…”

[4:11]  ³⁴ tn Grk “is/are.”