1 Peter 2:19

2:19 For this finds God’s favor, ¹  if because of conscience toward God ²  someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

1 Peter 4:6

4:6 Now it was for this very purpose ³  that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, ⁴  so that though ⁵  they were judged in the flesh ⁶  by human standards ⁷  they may live spiritually ⁸  by God’s standards. ⁹ 

1 Peter 4:16

4:16 But if you suffer as a Christian, ¹⁰  do not be ashamed, but glorify ¹¹  God that you bear such a name. ¹² 

1 Peter 1:11

1:11 They probed ¹³  into what person or time ¹⁴  the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ ¹⁵  and his subsequent glory. ¹⁶ 

1 Peter 1:25

1:25 but the word of the Lord ¹⁷  endures forever. ¹⁸ 

And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

1 Peter 2:7

2:7 So you who believe see ¹⁹  his value, ²⁰  but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the ²¹  cornerstone, ²² 

1 Peter 2:20-21

2:20 For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God. ²³  2:21 For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

1 Peter 3:9

3:9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless ²⁴  others ²⁵  because you were called to inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:20

3:20 after they were disobedient long ago ²⁶  when God patiently waited ²⁷  in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark ²⁸  a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.

1 Peter 5:12

Final Greetings

5:12 Through Silvanus, ²⁹  whom I know to be a faithful brother, ³⁰  I have written to you briefly, in order to encourage you and testify ³¹  that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it. ³² 

[2:19]  ¹ tn Grk “For this [is] favor/grace,” used as a metonymy of that which pleases him, which he looks on with favor (cf. BDAG 1079 s.v. χάρις 2). Cf. 1 Pet 2:20.

[2:19]  ² tc The expression “consciousness/conscience of God” (συνείδησιν θεοῦ; suneidhsin qeou) is unusual, occurring only here in the NT. Because θεοῦ was liable to misinterpretation, several witnesses altered the text, either replacing it with ἀγαθήν (agaqhn; C Ψ 323 614 630 945 1241 1505 1739 al sy) or expanding the expression by adding ἀγαθήν before θεοῦ (Ì⁷² [A* 33] 81). Replacing θεοῦ with ἀγαθήν conforms to other NT phrases, notably in this same letter (Acts 23:1; 1 Tim 1:5, 19; 1 Pet 3:16, 21), suggesting that such a reading is motivated. The reading θεοῦ, however, has superior support (א A^c B P 049 Ï lat co), and best explains the rise of the other readings.

[4:6]  ³ tn Grk “since for this purpose the gospel was preached even to the dead,” referring to the purpose described in the clause to follow in v. 6b.

[4:6]  ⁴ sn In context the phrase those who are dead refers to those now dead who had accepted the gospel while they were still living and had suffered persecution for their faith. Though they “suffered judgment” in this earthly life (i.e., they died, in the midst of physical abuse from the ungodly), they will enjoy life from God in the spiritual, heavenly realm because of the gospel (v. 6b). It clearly does not assume a second chance for conversion offered to unbelievers who had died; why would Peter urge people to suffer in this life for the sake of the gospel if he believed that mercy would be extended to all the dead in the hereafter (cf. 2:7-8; 4:1-5, 12-19)?

[4:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “so that they may be judged…but may live.” Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

[4:6]  ⁶ tn Or “in their earthly lives,” since “flesh” here denotes the physical, earthly life. The phrase “in the flesh” is retained to preserve the links with 3:18 and 4:1 which use the same wording.

[4:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “according to men.”

[4:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “in spirit,” referring to the heavenly, eternal realm of existence (cf. 3:18).

[4:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “according to God.”

[4:16]  ⁵ tn The verb is implied by the context but not expressed; Grk “but if as a Christian.”

[4:16]  ⁶ tn These are third-person imperatives in Greek (“if [one of you suffers] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed…let him glorify”), but have been translated as second-person verbs since this is smoother English idiom.

[4:16]  ⁷ tn Grk “in this name.”

[1:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “probing.” The participle continues the sentence from v. 10 but has been translated as an indicative for English style.

[1:11]  ⁸ tn Or “time or circumstances,” focusing not on the person but on the timing and circumstances of the fulfillment.

[1:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “the sufferings unto Christ,” i.e., sufferings directed toward him, what he was destined to suffer.

[1:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the glories after these things.”

[1:25]  ⁹ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; here and in Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

[1:25]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Isa 40:6, 8.

[2:7]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to you who believe is the value,” referring to their perception of the stone in contrast to those who reject (vv. 7b-8). But the expression may also be translated as “to you who believe is this honor,” referring to the lack of shame cited in v. 6b.

[2:7]  ¹² tn Grk “the value” or “the honor,” but the former is preferred since it comes from the same root as “priceless” in vv. 4, 6, and it is in contrast to the negative estimate of the stone by those who reject (vv. 7b-8).

[2:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “the head of the corner.”

[2:7]  ¹⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 (cf. Matt 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11).

[2:20]  ¹³ tn Grk “For this [is] favor/grace with God,” used as a metonymy as in vs. 19 of that which pleases him, which he looks on with favor (cf. BDAG 1079 s.v. χάρις 2).

[3:9]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “not returning…but blessing,” continuing the sense of command from the preceding.

[3:9]  ¹⁶ tn The direct object “others” is omitted but implied in Greek, and must be supplied to suit English style.

[3:20]  ¹⁷ tn This reflects a Greek participle, literally “having been disobedient formerly,” that refers to the “spirits” in v. 19. Many translations take this as adjectival describing the spirits (“who had once been disobedient”; cf. NASB, NIV, NKJV, NLT, NRSV, TEV), but the grammatical construction strongly favors an adverbial interpretation describing the time of the preaching, as reflected above.

[3:20]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “the patience of God waited.”

[3:20]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “in which,” referring to the ark; the referent (the ark) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[5:12]  ¹⁹ sn The phrase Through Silvanus means either that Silvanus was the secretary (amanuensis) who assisted Peter in writing or composing the letter (cf. Rom 16:22) or that he carried the letter to the churches. The latter sense is more likely since this is the meaning of the Greek wording when it is used elsewhere (cf. Acts 15:23; Ignatius, Letter to the Romans 10:1; Letter to the Philadelphians 11:2; Letter to the Smyrnaeans 12:1; Polycarp, Letter to the Philippians 14), though it is perhaps possible that both ideas could be incorporated by this expression. For a detailed argument regarding this issue, see E. R. Richards, “Silvanus Was Not Peter’s Secretary: Theological Bias in Interpreting διὰ Σιλουανοῦ…ἔγραψα,” JETS 43 (September 2000): 417-32.

[5:12]  ²⁰ tn Grk “the faithful brother, as I think.”

[5:12]  ²¹ tn These are participles (“encouraging and testifying”) showing purpose. The pronoun object “you” is omitted in Greek but implied by the context.

[5:12]  ²² tn Grk “in which stand fast.” For emphasis, and due to constraints of contemporary English, this was made a separate sentence in the translation.