1 Peter 2:8

2:8 and a stumbling-stone ¹  and a rock to trip over. ²  They stumble ³  because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. ⁴ 

1 Peter 2:23

2:23 When he was maligned, he ⁵  did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened ⁶  no retaliation, ⁷  but committed himself to God ⁸  who judges justly.

1 Peter 4:16

4:16 But if you suffer as a Christian, ⁹  do not be ashamed, but glorify ¹⁰  God that you bear such a name. ¹¹ 

[2:8]  ¹ tn Grk “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” The latter phrase uses the term σκάνδαλον (skandalon), denoting an obstacle to faith, something that arouses anger and rejection.

[2:8]  ² sn A quotation from Isa 8:14.

[2:8]  ³ tn Grk “who stumble,” referring to “those who do not believe” in vs. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “to which they were also destined.”

[2:23]  ⁵ tn Grk “who being maligned,” continuing the reference to Christ. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:23]  ⁶ tn Grk “he did not threaten, but.”

[2:23]  ⁷ sn An allusion to Isa 53:7.

[2:23]  ⁸ tn Grk “to the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:16]  ⁹ tn The verb is implied by the context but not expressed; Grk “but if as a Christian.”

[4:16]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ tn Grk “in this name.”