1 Peter 1:6

1:6 This brings you great joy, ¹  although you may have to suffer ²  for a short time in various trials.

1 Peter 3:19

3:19 In it ³  he went and preached to the spirits in prison, ⁴ 

1 Peter 4:4

4:4 So ⁵  they are astonished ⁶  when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you. ⁷ 

1 Peter 3:16

3:16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect, ⁸  keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you. ⁹ 

1 Peter 5:9

5:9 Resist him, ¹⁰  strong in your faith, because you know ¹¹  that your brothers and sisters ¹²  throughout the world ¹³  are enduring ¹⁴  the same kinds of suffering. ¹⁵ 

1 Peter 2:12

2:12 and maintain good conduct ¹⁶  among the non-Christians, ¹⁷  so that though ¹⁸  they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears. ¹⁹ 

1 Peter 4:11

4:11 Whoever speaks, let it be with ²⁰  God’s words. ²¹  Whoever serves, do so with the strength ²²  that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong ²³  the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

[1:6]  ¹ tn Grk “in which you exult.”

[1:6]  ² tc ‡ The oldest and best witnesses lack the verb (א* B, along with 1505 pc), but most mss (Ì⁷² א² A C P Ψ 048 33 1739 Ï) have ἐστίν here (estin, “[if] it is [necessary]”). The verb looks to be an explanatory gloss. But if no verb is present, this opens up the time frame in the author’s mind even more, since the conditional particle for both the first class condition and the fourth class condition is εἰ (ei). That may well be what was on the author’s mind, as evidenced by some of his other allusions to suffering in this little letter (3:14, 17). NA²⁷ has the verb in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[3:19]  ³ tn Grk “in which.” ExSyn 343 notes: “The antecedent of the RP [relative pronoun] is by no means certain. Some take it to refer to πνεύματι immediately preceding, the meaning of which might be either the Holy Spirit or the spiritual state. Others see the phrase as causal (‘for which reason,’ ‘because of this’), referring back to the entire clause, while still other scholars read the phrase as temporal (if so, it could be with or without an antecedent: ‘on which occasion’ or ‘meanwhile’). None of these options is excluded by syntax. It may be significant, however, that every other time ἐν ᾧ is used in 1 Peter it bears an adverbial/conjunctive force (cf. 1:6; 2:12; 3:16 [here, temporal]; 4:4).” Also, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:19]  ⁴ sn And preached to the spirits in prison. The meaning of this preaching and the spirits to whom he preached are much debated. It is commonly understood to be: (1) Christ’s announcement of his victory over evil to the fallen angels who await judgment for their role in leading the Noahic generation into sin; this proclamation occurred sometime between Christ’s death and ascension; or (2) Christ’s preaching of repentance through Noah to the unrighteous humans, now dead and confined in hell, who lived in the days of Noah. The latter is preferred because of the temporal indications in v. 20a and the wider argument of the book. These verses encourage Christians to stand for righteousness and try to influence their contemporaries for the gospel in spite of the suffering that may come to them. All who identify with them and their Savior will be saved from the coming judgment, just as in Noah’s day.

[4:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “in/by which,” referring to the change of behavior described in v. 3. The unbelievers are astonished by the readers’ moral transformation. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:4]  ⁶ tn Or “are surprised, are taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:12.

[4:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “blaspheming,” giving the result of their astonishment. Here the target of their “blasphemy/vilification” is not God but the Christian.

[3:16]  ⁷ tn Grk “but with courtesy and respect,” continuing the command of v. 15. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:16]  ⁸ tn Grk “when you are spoken against.”

[5:9]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “knowing,” a participle that usually denotes a reason for the related action.

[5:9]  ¹¹ 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]  ¹² tn Grk “your brotherhood in the world,” referring to the Christian community worldwide.

[5:9]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the same things of sufferings.”

[2:12]  ¹¹ tn Grk “keeping your conduct good.”

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

[2:12]  ¹³ tn Grk “in order that in what they malign you.”

[2:12]  ¹⁴ 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).

[4:11]  ¹³ tn Grk “if anyone speaks – as God’s words.”

[4:11]  ¹⁴ tn Or “oracles.”

[4:11]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “if anyone serves – with strength…”

[4:11]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “is/are.”