And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of ¹  the ungodly and sinners? ² 

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

Blessed be ¹  the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

but the word of the Lord ¹  endures forever. ²  And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker. ¹ 

Then ¹  when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners ¹  and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers. ² 

For you were going astray like sheep ¹  but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

So ¹  they are astonished ²  when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you. ³ 

For all flesh ¹  is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; ²  the grass withers and the flower falls off,

who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God ¹  with angels and authorities and powers subject to him. ² 

But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed ¹  you may also rejoice and be glad. ² 

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:

But in fact, if you happen to suffer ¹  for doing what is right, ²  you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them ³  or be shaken. ⁴ 

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good. ¹ 

Resist him, ¹  strong in your faith, because you know ²  that your brothers and sisters ³  throughout the world ⁴  are enduring ⁵  the same kinds of suffering. ⁶ 

They probed ¹  into what person or time ²  the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ ³  and his subsequent glory. ⁴ 

You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling ¹  with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure! ²