1 Peter 2:1

2:1 So get rid of ¹  all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

1 Peter 1:24

1:24 For

all flesh ²  is like grass

and all its glory like the flower of the grass; ³ 

the grass withers and the flower falls off,

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 ⁴  for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

1 Peter 3:8

Suffering for Doing Good

3:8 Finally, all of you be harmonious, ⁵  sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

1 Peter 4:7-8

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. ⁶  4:8 Above all keep ⁷  your love for one another fervent, ⁸  because love covers a multitude of sins. ⁹ 

1 Peter 5:7

5:7 by casting ¹⁰  all your cares ¹¹  on him because he cares for you.

1 Peter 5:14

5:14 Greet one another with a loving kiss. ¹²  Peace to all of you who are in Christ. ¹³ 

1 Peter 2:17-18

2:17 Honor all people, love the family of believers, ¹⁴  fear God, honor the king.

2:18 Slaves, ¹⁵  be subject ¹⁶  to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

1 Peter 5:5

5:5 In the same way, you who are younger, ¹⁷  be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. ¹⁸ 

1 Peter 5:10

5:10 And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ ¹⁹  will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. ²⁰ 

1 Peter 3:15

3:15 But set Christ ²¹  apart ²²  as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. ²³ 

1 Peter 4:11

4:11 Whoever speaks, let it be with ²⁴  God’s words. ²⁵  Whoever serves, do so with the strength ²⁶  that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong ²⁷  the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

[2:1]  ¹ tn Or “put away.”

[1:24]  ² sn Here all flesh is a metaphor for humanity – human beings as both frail and temporary.

[1:24]  ³ tn Or “a wildflower.”

[2:13]  ³ 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.

[3:8]  ⁴ tn There is no main verb in this verse (Grk “Finally, all [ ] harmonious”), but it continues the sense of command from the previous paragraphs.

[4:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “for prayers.”

[4:8]  ⁶ tn The primary verb of v. 8 is a participle (“having”) but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.

[4:8]  ⁷ tn Or “constant.”

[4:8]  ⁸ sn The statement of v. 8b, love covers a multitude of sins, is proverbial: It is quoted from Prov 10:12 (cf. Jas 5:20). It speaks of the forbearance that comes with love: Christian love is patient and forgiving toward the offenses of a fellow Christian (Matt 18:21-22; 1 Cor 13:4-7).

[5:7]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ 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]  ⁸ tn Grk “a kiss of love.”

[5:14]  ⁹ 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.

[2:17]  ⁹ tn Grk “love the brotherhood.” The Greek term “brotherhood” is used in a broad sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God. BDAG 19 s.v. ἀδελφότης 1 suggests “a fellowship,” but in the present context “love the fellowship of believers” could be taken to mean “love to participate in fellowship with believers,” whereas the present verse suggests the Christian community as a whole, in familial terms, is in view. This same word occurs in 5:9; there it has been translated “brothers and sisters.”

[2:18]  ¹⁰ tn The Greek term here is οἰκέτης (oiketh"), often used of a servant in a household (who would have been a slave).

[2:18]  ¹¹ tn Grk “being subject,” but continuing the sense of command from vs. 13.

[5:5]  ¹¹ sn In this context younger and elder are terms that combine two meanings: relative age and an official structure of leadership in the church. As in v. 1, elder here denotes those who exercise spiritual leadership, who for the most part are older in years. Likewise younger means the rest of the community, who for the most part are younger in age, who are urged to accept the authority of their leaders.

[5:5]  ¹² sn A quotation from Prov 3:34 (cf. Jas 4:6).

[5:10]  ¹² tc ‡ A few important mss (א B 614 630 1505 pc) lack “Jesus” after “Christ,” while the majority include the name (Ì⁷² A P Ψ 33 1739 Ï latt). However, the inclusion is a natural and predictable expansion on the text. NA²⁷ includes ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou, “Jesus”) in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity. .

[5:10]  ¹³ tn The pronoun “you” is not used explicitly but is clearly implied by the Greek.

[3:15]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn Or “sanctify Christ as Lord.”

[3:15]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the hope in you.”

[4:11]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “if anyone speaks – as God’s words.”

[4:11]  ¹⁵ tn Or “oracles.”

[4:11]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “if anyone serves – with strength…”

[4:11]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “is/are.”