\NormalFont\ShortTitle{1 PETER}
{\MTB This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Peter wrote to his fellow believers. We call this book
\par }{\MT 1 Peter

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH 1 Peter 1:1-2
\par }{\SH I, Peter, am writing this letter to Jewish believers who have been scattered throughout five provinces in Asia Minor. I wish that God will bless them.
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}I,
Peter,
who
{\ADD{
have
been
appointed
by}}
Jesus
Christ $\{$one
whom
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{
has
appointed}}$\}$
to
be
an apostle,
{\ADD{
am
writing
this
letter}}
to
you believers
whom
God
has
chosen
to
belong
to
him.
{\ADD{
You
are
living}}
in
{\ADD{
the Roman
provinces
of}}
Pontus,
Galatia,
Cappadocia, Asia,
and Bithynia.
{\ADD{
Just
like
the
Jews
who
lived
in
Israel
long
ago
were}}
scattered
{\ADD{
to
other
countries
far
from
their
homes}} [MET],
you
now
live
{\ADD{
far
from}}
heaven,
which
is
{\ADD{
your
true
home}}.
\VS{2}God
our
Father
previously
chose
you,
and
his
Spirit
has
set
you
apart
in
order
that
you
would
obey
Jesus
Christ.
He
did
that
in
order
that
{\ADD{
just
like
Moses}}
sprinkled
{\ADD{
the
Israelites
with
blood
when
God
established
the
old
covenant}} [MET],
{\ADD{
Jesus
would
establish
his
new
covenant
with
you}}
with
the
blood
{\ADD{
that
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died}}.
May
God
act
very
kindly
to
you,
and
may
he
give
you
much
{\ADD{
inner}}
peace.
\par }{\SH God
has
done
great
things
for
you.
Although
you
are
now
enduring
trials
to
test
your
faith,
you
are
rejoicing
about
your
salvation.
That
salvation
is
something
that
the
prophets
who
lived
long
ago
did
not
fully
understand.
\par }{\SR 1
Peter 1:3-12
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Praise
God,
who
is
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ!
Because
he
has
been
very
merciful
to
{\ADD{
us,
he
has
given
us
new
life}} [MET].
Because
he
has
caused
Jesus
Christ
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died,
he
has
enabled
us
to
live
very
confidently;
that
is,
to
fully
expect
to
receive
the
things
{\ADD{
that
God/he
has
promised
to
give
us}}.
\VS{4}He
has
enabled
us
to
expect
to
receive
an
absolutely imperishable/indestructible [TRI]
inheritance
that
has
been $\{$that
{\ADD{
God}}
has$\}$
preserved
in
heaven
for
us.
\VS{5}God,
by
his
mighty
power,
is
guarding
you
as
you
trust
in Jesus.
{\ADD{
He
is
keeping
you
safe
so}}
that
he
may,
at
the
end
of
the
time
in
which
we
now
live (OR,
when Jesus
returns),
completely
deliver
you
{\ADD{
from Satan’s
power}}.
\VS{6}You
rejoice
because
of
what
will
happen
then,
but
now
you
are
grieving
for
a
short
time
while
{\ADD{
God
is allowing}}
you
to
be
tested $\{${\ADD{
various
things
to}}
test
you [MET]$\}$,
{\ADD{
as
precious metals
are
tested}} $\{${\ADD{
someone
tests
precious metals}}$\}$
{\ADD{
to
see
if
they
are
pure}}.
{\ADD{
These
trials
that
you
are
experiencing
are
necessary}}
\VS{7}to
prove
that
you
really
do
trust
in
Jesus.
His
proving
that
will
be
more
valuable
than
gold,
{\ADD{
which
does
not
last
forever
even}}
though
it
is
purified
{\ADD{
by
being
put}} $\{$someone
tries
to
make
it
pure
by
{\ADD{
putting
it}}$\}$
{\ADD{
in
a
hot}}
fire.
As
a
result
of
your
passing
the
test
{\ADD{
and
proving
that
you
really
do
trust
in
Jesus}},
God
will
honor
you
very
highly [TRI]
when
Jesus
Christ
comes
again.
\VS{8}You
love
{\ADD{
Jesus}},
although
you
have
not
seen
him.
Although
you
do
not
see
him
now,
you
rejoice
very
much [DOU]
\VS{9}because
you
are
experiencing
the
result
of
your
believing
in
him;
that
is,
{\ADD{
God}}
is
saving
you [SYN]
{\ADD{
from
the
guilt
of
your
sins}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}As
for
those
who
{\ADD{
long
ago}}
spoke
messages
that
God
had
revealed
to
them
about
how
God
would
act
kindly
toward
you
in
ways
which
you
did
not
deserve,
they ◄investigated
very
carefully/tried
very
hard
to
learn► [DOU]
about
how
God
would
save
you.
\VS{11}They
wanted
to
know
whom
the
Spirit
of
Christ
that
was
in
them
was referring
to,
and
what
time
he
was
talking
about,
when
he
told
beforehand
that
the
Messiah
would
suffer
{\ADD{
and
die}},
and
that
glorious/wonderful
things
would
happen
{\ADD{
to
him
and
to
us}}
afterwards.
\VS{12}It
was
revealed
to $\{${\ADD{
God}}
told$\}$
them
that
it
was
not
for
their
own
sake
that
he
was
revealing
these
things
to
them,
but
that
it
was
for
your
sake.
It
was
these
things
that
were
proclaimed
to
you
by
those
who
told
you
the
message
{\ADD{
about Christ $\{$that
those
who
told
you
the
message
about Christ
proclaimed
to
you}}$\}$.
They
proclaimed
these
things
to
you
because
the
Holy
Spirit
whom
{\ADD{
God}}
sent
from
heaven
{\ADD{
enabled
them
to
do
that}}.
And
even
angels
would
like
to
know
more
about
these
{\ADD{truths
about
how
God
saves
us}}.
\par }{\SH You
must
live
holy
and reverent
lives
and
love
each
other,
because Christ
has
bought
you
and
given
you
a
new
life.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 1:13-25
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Therefore,
{\ADD{
prepare
your
minds}} [MET]
{\ADD{
as
people}}
fasten
their
belts
around
their waists
{\ADD{
to
prepare
to
work}}.
{\ADD{
What
I
mean
is
that}}
you
should ◄discipline
your
minds/control
what
you
think
about►,
and
by
doing
that
conduct
your
lives
fully
and
confidently expecting
to
receive
the
good
things
that
{\ADD{
God
will}}
kindly
{\ADD{
do
for
you}}
when
Jesus
Christ
returns
{\ADD{
from
heaven}}.
\VS{14}{\ADD{
And
because
you
should
obey
your
heavenly
Father}} [SIM],
as
children
{\ADD{
ought
to}}
obey
their
fathers
{\ADD{
here
on
earth}},
do
not
do
the
evil
things
that
you
used
to
desire
to
do
when
you
did
not
know
{\ADD{
God’s
truth}}.
\VS{15}Instead,
just
like
God,
the
one
who
chose
you
{\ADD{
to
belong
to
him}},
is ◄holy/separate
from
evil►,
you
also
must
be ◄holy/separate
from
evil►
in
everything
that
you
do,
\VS{16}because
it
is $\{${\ADD{
someone/Moses}}
has$\}$
written
{\ADD{
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said}}, “You
must
be ◄holy/separate
from
evil►
because
I
am ◄holy/separate
from
evil►.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}God
is
the
one
who ◄impartially/without favoritism►
judges
what
each
person
does.
Since
you
call
him ‘Father’,
live ◄reverently/with
great
respect
for
him►
during
the
time
that
you
are
living
here
on
earth.
{\ADD{
While
you
are
living
here,
you
are}}
like
exiles/foreigners [MET]
{\ADD{
because
you
are
away
from
heaven,
which
is
your
true
home}}.
\VS{18}{\ADD{
Live reverently}}
because
you
know
that
it
was
not
with
things
that
will
not
last
forever,
things
like
gold
and
silver,
that
{\ADD{
God}}
bought
you
to
free
you
from
your
useless life-style
that
you
learned
from
your
ancestors.
\VS{19}Instead,
{\ADD{
it
was}}
with
the
precious
blood
of
Christ
{\ADD{
that
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died
that
God
bought
you.
Christ’s
death
was
a
perfect
sacrifice
for
us}} [MET],
{\ADD{
like}}
the
lambs
that
{\ADD{
the
Jewish
priests
sacrificed
were}}
perfect,
without
any
blemishes/defects/flaws
or
spots [DOU].
\VS{20}Christ
was
chosen
{\ADD{
by
God}} $\{${\ADD{
God}}
chose Christ$\}$
before
the
world
was
created $\{${\ADD{
he}}
created
the
world$\}$.
But
it
was
not
until
now,
when
the
time
{\ADD{
in
which
we
are
living
will
soon}}
end,
that
he
was
revealed
for
your
sake.
\VS{21}Because
of
what Christ
has
done,
you
are
trusting
in
God,
who
caused Christ
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died,
and
greatly
honored
him.
As
a
result,
God
is
the
one
in
whom
you
are
trusting
and
confidently expecting
{\ADD{
that
he
will
do
great
things
for
you}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Because
you
have
been
made
pure
by
obeying
the
truth,
with
the
result
that
you
sincerely
love
your
fellow believers,
continue
to
love
each
other
earnestly
and
sincerely/wholeheartedly.
\VS{23}{\ADD{
I
ask
you
to
do
this,
because
you
now
have}}
a
new
life [MET].
It
was
not
{\ADD{
by
means
of}}
something
that
will
perish
that
you
received
this
new
life.
Instead,
it
was
{\ADD{
by
means
of}}
something
that
will
last
forever;
that
is,
by believing
the
life-giving
and
enduring
message
of
God.
\VS{24}{\ADD{
We
know
that
this
is
true}}
because,
{\ADD{
as
the
prophet
Isaiah
wrote}},
\par }{\Q All
people
{\ADD{
will
die}} [SIM],
like
grass
{\ADD{
dies}}.
And
all
the
greatness/honor
that
people
have
{\ADD{
will
not
last
forever}},
\par }{\Q like
the
flowers [SIM]
{\ADD{
that
grow
up}}
in
the
grass
{\ADD{
do
not
last
long}}.
\par }{\Q The
grass
withers
and
the
flowers
die,
\par }{\Q \VS{25}but
God’s
message
endures/lasts
forever.
\par }{\Q This
message
{\ADD{
that
endures/lasts}}
is
the
message
{\ADD{
about
Christ}}
that
was
proclaimed
to
you.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Do not act maliciously or be hypocrites. God is joining you together into a holy group in which his Spirit lives, to do things that are pleasing to him.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 2:1-10
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Therefore,
do
not
act
maliciously
in
any
way
or
deceive
others.
Do
not ◄be
a
hypocrite/try
to
make
others
think
that
you
have qualities
that
you
do
not
really
have►,
and
do
not ◄envy/be
jealous
of►
others.
Do
not
ever
slander
anyone.
\VS{2}Just
like newborn
babies
{\ADD{
long
for
their
mothers’}}
pure
milk [MET],
you
should
long
for
{\ADD{
God’s}}
spiritual
{\ADD{
truth}},
so
that
by
learning
it
you
may
become
{\ADD{spiritually}} mature.
{\ADD{
You
need
to}}
do
this
until
the
day
when
God
{\ADD{
will}}
free
you
completely
{\ADD{
from
all
the
evil
in
this
world}}.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
Also,
you
need
to
do
this}}
because
you
have
experienced
that
the
Lord
{\ADD{
acts
in}}
a
good
way
toward
you.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}You
have
come
to
the
Lord Jesus.
He
is
{\ADD{
like
an
important}}
stone [MET]
{\ADD{
put
in
the
foundation
of
a
building}},
{\ADD{
but
he
is}}
alive,
{\ADD{
not lifeless
like
a
stone}}.
He
was
rejected
by
{\ADD{
many}}
people $\{${\ADD{
Many}}
people
rejected
him$\}$,
but
God
chose
him
and
{\ADD{
considers
him}}
to
be
very
precious.
\VS{5}{\ADD{
And
like
men}}
build
houses
with
stones [MET],
{\ADD{
God}}
is
causing
you
to
be
joined
together
into
a
group
in
which
{\ADD{
God’s}}
Spirit
{\ADD{
lives}},
in
order
that
you,
because
of
what
Jesus
Christ
did
for
us,
might,
like
priests
who
offer
sacrifices,
{\ADD{
do
things}}
that
are
pleasing
to
God.
\VS{6}{\ADD{
What
Isaiah
wrote}}
in
the
Scriptures
{\ADD{
shows
us
that
this
is
true}}.
{\ADD{
He
wrote
these
words
that
God
said}}:
\par }{\Q Note
this
well:
I
am
placing
in
Jerusalem [MTY]
{\ADD{
one
who
is
like}} [MET]
an
extremely
valuable [DOU] ◄stone/cornerstone,
the
most
important
stone
in
the
structure
of
a
building►,
and
those
who
believe
in
him
will
never
be
disappointed.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Therefore,
{\ADD{
God
will}}
honor
you
who
believe
in
{\ADD{
Jesus}}.
But
those
who
{\ADD{
refuse
to}}
believe
in
him
{\ADD{
are
like
the
builders}}
that
this
Scripture
{\ADD{talks
about}}:
\par }{\Q The
stone
that
the
builders
rejected
has
become ◄the
cornerstone/the
most
important
stone
in
the
foundation
of
the
building►.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}And
{\ADD{
it
is
also
written}} $\{${\ADD{
Isaiah
wrote}}$\}$
in
the Scriptures:
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
He
will
be
like}}
a
stone
that
causes
people
to
stumble,
\par }{\Q like
a
rock
that
people
trip
over.
\par }{\PP {\ADD{
Just
as
people
are
injured
when}}
they
stumble
over
a
rock,
\par }{\Q people
who
disobey
the
message
{\ADD{
about
Jesus
are
injured spiritually}},
\par }{\Q and
that
is
what
{\ADD{
God}}
determined
would
happen
to
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}But
you
are
people
whom
God
has
chosen
{\ADD{
to
belong
to
him}}.
You
are
{\ADD{
a
group
that represents
God
like}}
priests
do,
and
you
rule
with
God [MET]
like
kings.
You
are ◄a
holy
group
of
people/a
group
of
people
who
are
separate
from
evil►.
You
are
people
who
belong
to
God.
This
is
in
order
that
you
might
proclaim
the virtues
of
{\ADD{
God.
He
has}}
called
you
from
{\ADD{
your
former
ways}},
{\ADD{
when
you
were
ignorant
of
his
truth}},
into
the
marvelous
{\ADD{
understanding
that
he
gives
us}} [MET].
{\ADD{
That
is,
he
has
called
you}}
out
of
{\ADD{
spiritual}}
darkness
into
{\ADD{
spiritual}}
light.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
What
the
prophet
Hosea
wrote
is
true
of
you}}
\par }{\Q Formerly,
you
were
not
a
people
{\ADD{
who
had
a relationship
with
God}},
\par }{\Q But
now
you
are
God’s
people.
\par }{\Q At
one
time
{\ADD{
God}}
had
not
acted mercifully
toward
you,
\par }{\Q But
now
he
has
acted mercifully
toward
you.
\par }{\SH Avoid
obeying
your self-directed natures.
Conduct
your
lives
in
a
good
way
among unbelievers.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 2:11-12
\par }{\PP \VS{11}You
people
whom
I
love,
I
urge
you
to
consider
that
you
are
like
foreigners [MET, DOU]
{\ADD{
whose real
home
is
in
heaven}}.
As
a
result,
avoid
doing
the
things
that
your self-directed nature
desires,
because
those
desires ◄fight
against/always
oppose►
your
souls.
\VS{12}Keep conducting
your
lives
in
a
good
way
among
those
who
do
not
know
God.
{\ADD{
If
you
do
that}},
although
they
may
accuse
you,
saying
that
you
are
people
who
do
evil
things,
they
will
see
your
good
behavior,
and
at
the
time
when
God
comes
{\ADD{
to
judge
people}},
they
will ◄give
honor
to
him/say
that
what
he
does
is
right►.
\par }{\SH Submit
yourselves
to
human
authorities,
and
act
as
servants
of
God
should.
\par }{\SR 1
Peter 2:13-17
\par }{\PP \VS{13}For
the
sake
of
the
Lord
{\ADD{
Jesus}},
submit
yourselves
to
every
human
authority.
That includes
submitting
yourselves
to
the
king,
who
is
the
most
important
authority,
\VS{14}and
to
governors,
who
are
sent
by
the
king $\{$whom
the
king
sends$\}$
to
punish
those
who
do
what
is
wrong
and
to commend/honor
those
who
do
what
is
right.
\VS{15}What
God
wants
is
that
by
your
doing
{\ADD{
only}}
what
is
good
you
will
cause
foolish
people
who
do
not
know
{\ADD{
God}}
to
be
unable
to
say
things ◄{\ADD{
to
condemn
you/to
show
you
why
you
should
be
punished}}►.
\VS{16}Conduct
your
lives
as
though
you
were
free
{\ADD{
from
having
to
obey
authorities}},
but
do
not
think “Because
I
am
free
from
having
to
obey
authorities,
I
can
do
evil
things.”
Instead,
act
as
servants
of
God
{\ADD{
should}}.
\VS{17}Act respectfully
toward
everyone.
Love
all
your
fellow believers.
Revere
God,
and
honor
the
king.
\par }{\SH You
slaves
must
submit
yourselves
to
your
masters,
even
if
they
mistreat
you.
Imitate Christ
in
the
way
in
which
he
suffered
unjustly.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 2:18-25
\par }{\PP \VS{18}You
slaves
{\ADD{
who
are believers}},
submit
yourselves
to
your
masters
and
completely
respect
them.
Submit
yourselves
not
only
to
those
who
{\ADD{
act
in
a}}
good
and
kind [DOU]
way towards
you,
but
also
submit
yourselves
to
those
who
{\ADD{
act
in
a}}
harsh
way
{\ADD{towards
you}}.
\VS{19}You
should
do
that
because
God
is
pleased
with
those
who,
knowing
that
he
is
aware
of
what
is happening
to
them,
endure
the
pain
that
they
suffer
{\ADD{
because
of
being
treated
unjustly
by
their
masters}} $\{${\ADD{
their
masters
have
treated
them
unjustly}}$\}$.
\VS{20}God
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
be
pleased
with
you
if
you
do
something
that
is
wrong
and
as
a
result
you
are
beaten $\{$someone
beats
you$\}$!
But
if,
instead
of
doing
something
that
is
wrong,
you
do
what
is
good,
and
as
a
result
of
that,
you
suffer
for
doing
something
that
is
good,
and
you
endure
that
suffering,
God
will ◄commend/be
pleased
with►
you.
\VS{21}One
of
the
reasons
why
God
chose
you
is
that
you
would
{\ADD{
suffer}}.
When
Christ
suffered
for
you,
he
became
an
example
for
you,
in
order
that
you
would ◄imitate
what/do
like►
he
did.
\VS{22}{\ADD{
Remember
how Christ
conducted
himself}}:
\par }{\Q He
never
sinned,
\par }{\Q And
he
never
said [MTY]
anything
to
deceive
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{23}When
people
insulted
him,
he
did
not
insult
them
in
return.
\par }{\Q When
people
caused
him
to
suffer,
he
did
not
threaten ◄to
get
revenge/to
cause
them
to
suffer►.
\par }{\Q Instead,
he
decided
to
let
God,
who
always
judges
justly,
prove
that
he ◄was
innocent/had
done
nothing
that
is
wrong► (OR,
he
left
his
case
in
the
hands
of
God,
who
always
judges
justly).
\par }{\Q \VS{24}He
himself
endured
physically
the
punishment
for
our
sins
when
he
died
on
the
cross,
\par }{\Q in
order
that
we
would
stop
sinning (OR,
no
longer
respond
to
sinful
desires)
and
start
living
righteous
lives.
\par }{\PP It
is
because
he
was
wounded $\{$they
wounded
him$\}$
that
your
{\ADD{
souls
have
been
saved}} [MET]
{\ADD{
from
being
sinful,
as
people’s
bodies}}
are
healed
{\ADD{
from
being
sick}}.
\VS{25}Truly
you
were
like
sheep
that
had
gone
astray [SIM],
but
now
you
have
returned
to
{\ADD{
Jesus}},
who
cares
for
your
souls
{\ADD{
as}}
a
shepherd
{\ADD{
cares
for
his
sheep}} [MET].

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH You women should submit yourselves to your husbands, even if they are not believers, and make your inner beings/hearts beautiful with qualities that will not fade away.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 3:1-6
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}You
women
{\ADD{believers}},
just
like
{\ADD{
slaves
should
submit
themselves
to
their
masters}},
submit
yourselves
to
your
husbands.
Do
that
in
order
that
if
any
of
them
do
not
believe
the
message
{\ADD{
about Christ}},
they
may
become believers
without
{\ADD{
it
being
necessary
for}}
you
to
say
anything
to
them
{\ADD{
about
their relationship
to
God}}.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
They
will
believe
in Christ}}
when
they
see
that
you
respect
them
and
that
your
way
of
life
is
pure.
\VS{3}Do
not
be
{\ADD{
trying
to
make}}
yourselves
beautiful
by decorating
the
outside
{\ADD{
of
your
bodies}},
such
as ◄by
the
way
you
comb
your
hair/by
your
hair
{\ADD{style}}►
or
by
wearing
gold
jewelry
and
fine
clothes.
\VS{4}Instead,
make
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►
{\ADD{
beautiful}}
with qualities/attitudes
that
will
not
fade
away.
Specifically,
have
a
humble
and
quiet/calm
attitude,
which
is
something
that
God
considers
to
be
very
valuable.
\VS{5}◄The
devout
women/The
women
who habitually
worshipped
God►
who
lived
long
ago
and
who
trusted
in
God
made
themselves
beautiful
{\ADD{
by
having attitudes}}
like
that,
and
by
being
submissive
to
their
husbands.
\VS{6}Sarah,
for
example,
obeyed
{\ADD{
her
husband}}
Abraham
and
called
him ‘my master’.
You
will
be
{\ADD{
as
though
you
are}} [MET]
her
daughters
if
you
do
what
is
right
and
are
not
afraid
{\ADD{
of
what
your
husbands
or
anyone
else
may
do
to
you
because
you
are believers}}.
\par }{\SH You
men
must
live
in
an
appropriate
way
with
your
wives,
so
that
nothing
will
hinder
your
prayers.
\par }{\SR 1
Peter 3:7
\par }{\PP \VS{7}You
men
{\ADD{
who
are believers}},
just
like
your
wives
should
respect
you,
you
should
conduct
your
lives
in
an
appropriate
way
with
them.
Treat
them respectfully, realizing
that
they
are
{\ADD{
usually}}
weaker
than
you
are,
and realizing
that ◄they
share
with
you/both
of
you
have►
the
gift
{\ADD{
that
God
has
kindly
given
to
you,
which
is
eternal}}
life.
Do
this
so
that
nothing
will
hinder
you
from
praying (OR,
hinder
{\ADD{
God}} ◄{\ADD{
from
answering/from
doing
what
you
ask
for}}►
when
you
pray).
\par }{\SH Agree
with
each
other,
love
each
other,
be
humble,
and
bless
those
who
do
evil
things
to
you
instead
of retaliating.
\par }{\SR 1
Peter 3:8-12
\par }{\PP \VS{8}To
end
{\ADD{
this
part
of
my
letter}},
{\ADD{
I
say
to}}
all
of
you,
agree
with
each
other
{\ADD{
in
what
you
think}}.
Be
sympathetic
{\ADD{
toward
each
other}}.
Love
{\ADD{
each
other
as}}
members
of
the
same
family
{\ADD{
should}}.
Act compassionately
{\ADD{
toward
each
other}}.
Be
humble.
\VS{9}{\ADD{
When
people
do}}
evil
things
to
you
or
insult
you,
do
not ◄retaliate/repay
them
by►
doing
evil
things
to
them
or insulting
them.
Instead,
{\ADD{
ask
God
to}}
bless
them,
because
that
is
what
you
have
been
chosen
{\ADD{
by
God}} $\{$what
{\ADD{
God}}
called
you$\}$
to
do,
in
order
that
you
may
receive
a
blessing
{\ADD{
from
him}}.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
Consider
what
the
Psalmist
wrote
about
the
proper
way
of conducting
our
lives}},
\par }{\Q As
for
those
who
want ◄to
enjoy
life/to
live happily►
and
experience
good
{\ADD{
things happening
to
them
every}}
day,
\par }{\Q they
must
not
say [MTY]
something
that
is
evil
or
say [MTY]
something
that
deceives
others.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}They
must
continually
turn
away
from
{\ADD{
doing}}
anything
that
is
evil,
and
must
do
things
that
are
good
{\ADD{
instead}}.
\par }{\Q They
must
deeply
desire
to
enable
{\ADD{
people
to
act}}
peacefully
toward
each
other;
\par }{\Q they
must
zealously
{\ADD{
urge
people
to
act
in
a}}
peaceful
way,
\par }{\Q \VS{12}because
the
Lord
sees [MTY]
what
righteous
people
do
{\ADD{
and
he appreciates/likes
what
they
do}}.
\par }{\Q He
listens
to
righteous
people
when
they
pray,
{\ADD{
and
he
answers
them}}.
\par }{\Q But
he
is [MTY]
opposed
to
those
who
do
evil
things.
\par }{\SH Do
good
things
to
others,
even
if
you
suffer
for
doing
it,
as
Christ
did.
\par }{\SR 1
Peter 3:13-22
\par }{\PP \VS{13}If
you ◄are
eager/try
very
hard►
to
do
good
things,
{\ADD{
most
people}}
will
not
harm
you. [RHQ]
\VS{14}But
even
if
you
suffer
because
of
{\ADD{
doing}}
what
is
right,
{\ADD{
God}}
will
bless
you.
{\ADD{
Do
as
Isaiah
wrote}}: “Do
not
be
afraid
of
people
who ◄threaten
you/say
things
to
cause
you
to
be
afraid
of
what
they
might
do
to
you►,
and
do
not
worry
about [DOU]
what
they
{\ADD{
might
do
to
you}}.”
\VS{15}Instead,
acknowledge
that
Christ
is
the
one
who
is
in
complete
control
{\ADD{
of
your
lives}}.
Always
be
ready
to
answer
everyone
who
demands
that
you
tell
them
about
what
you
confidently
expect
{\ADD{
God
to
do
for
you}}.
\VS{16}But
answer
them
humbly
and respectfully,
and
make
sure
that
you ◄do/have
done►
nothing
wrong,
in
order
that
those
who
say
evil
things
about
you
may
be
ashamed
when
they
see
the
good
way
in
which
you
are conducting
yourselves
because
of
your relationship
with
Christ.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
It
may
be
that
God
wants
you}}
to
suffer.
But
it
is
better
to
do
good
things,
{\ADD{
even
if
you
suffer
for
doing
them}},
than
to
do
evil
things
and
suffer
{\ADD{
for
doing
that}}.
\VS{18}{\ADD{
I
say
that}}
because
Christ
died
once
for
the
sake
of
people
who
have
sinned.
He
was
a
righteous
person
who
died
for
unrighteous
people.
He
died
in
order
that ◄he
might
bring
us
to/we
might
begin
an
intimate relationship
with►
God.
{\ADD{
During
the
time
that
he
had}}
an
ordinary
body,
he
was
killed $\{$people
killed
him$\}$,
but
{\ADD{
God’s}}
Spirit
caused
him
to
become
alive
again.
\VS{19}The
Spirit
also
helped
him
as
he
went
to
proclaim
{\ADD{
God’s
victory
to
the
evil}}
spirits
whom
God
had
imprisoned
{\ADD{
in
the
heavens}} (OR,
to
the
spirits
of
those
who
{\ADD{
had
died,
and
who}}
were
in
the
place
where
the
spirits
of
dead
people
are).
\VS{20}Long
ago,
during
the
time
that
Noah
was
building
a
big
boat,
{\ADD{
those
evil
spirits}}
disobeyed
God
when
he
waited
patiently [PRS]
{\ADD{
to
see
if
people
would
turn
from
their
evil
behavior}}.
Only
a
few
people
were
saved $\{${\ADD{
God}}
saved
only
a
few
people$\}$
{\ADD{
in
that
boat}}.
Specifically,
{\ADD{
God}}
brought
only
eight
persons
safely
through
the
waters
{\ADD{
of
the
flood}},
{\ADD{
while
all
the
others
drowned
in
it}}.
\VS{21}That
water,
{\ADD{
by
means
of
which
eight
people
were
saved
when
God
punished
the
other
people}} [MET], represents
{\ADD{
the
water
in
which
we
are}} baptized
{\ADD{
to
show
that
God
has}}
saved
us
{\ADD{
from
being
punished}}.
The
water
in
which
we
are baptized
does
not
remove
dirt
from
our
bodies.
Instead,
{\ADD{
it
shows
that}}
we
are requesting
{\ADD{
God
to
assure
us}}
that
he
has
removed
our
guilt
{\ADD{
for
having
sinned}}.
And
because
Jesus
Christ
became
alive
again
after
he
died,
{\ADD{
we
know
that
God
accepted
his
sacrifice
for
us
and
because
of
that
he
was
able
to
remove
our
guilt}}.
\VS{22}Christ
has
gone
into
heaven
and
is
ruling [MTY]
in
the
place
of
highest
honor ◄next
to
God/at
God’s
side►,
after
{\ADD{
God}}
caused
all
the
evil
and
powerful
spirit
beings [DOU]
to
be
made
subject
to
him.

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH Think as Christ did when he suffered, and conduct your lives as God wants you to, not doing the immoral things that you used to do.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 4:1-6
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Therefore,
because
Christ
suffered physically,
you
also
must
think
the
way
that
he
did
{\ADD{
when
he
was
willing
to
suffer}},
because
those
who
suffer physically{\ADD{
because
of belonging
to
Jesus}}
have
stopped
sinning
{\ADD{
the
way
they
used
to
sin}}.
\VS{2}As
a
result,
during
their
remaining
time
here
on
earth,
they
do
not
do
the
things
that
sinful
people
desire
to
do,
but
instead
they
do
the
things
that
God
wants
them
to
do.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
I
say
that
to
you}}
because [SAR]
you
have
already
spent
too
much
of
your
time
{\ADD{
here
on
earth}}
doing
what
the
people
who
do
not
know
God
like
to
do.
In
the
past
you
committed
all
kinds
of sexually immoral
acts [DOU],
you
got
drunk
and
then participated
in ◄orgies/wild
parties►
and
carousing/revelry,
and
you
{\ADD{
worshipped}}
idols,
which
is
very
displeasing
to
God.
\VS{4}{\ADD{
Because
you
used
to
do
those
things}},
{\ADD{
your
friends}}
are
surprised
that
you
do
not
join
them
anymore
when
they participate
in
that
kind
of
wild
behavior
{\ADD{
that}} ◄{\ADD{
is
rushing
to/will
quickly}}►
{\ADD{
destroy
them
like}} [MET]
a
flood.
As
a
result,
they
say
evil
things
about
you.
\VS{5}But
{\ADD{
God}}
is
ready
to
judge
the
people
who
are
living
{\ADD{
now}}
and
the
people
who
have
died,
and
he
is
the
one
who
will
decide
whether
he
approves
of
what
each
of
them
has
done.
\VS{6}That
is
the
reason
why
the
message
{\ADD{
about Christ}}
was
preached $\{${\ADD{
people}}
preached
the
message
{\ADD{
about Christ}}$\}$
to believers
who
have
now
died.
{\ADD{
That
message
was
preached
to
them}}
in
order
that
even
though
{\ADD{
sinful}}
people
might
judge
them
{\ADD{
and
say
that
they
are
guilty}},
God’s
Spirit
would
{\ADD{
enable
them
to}}
live
{\ADD{
eternally}}.
\par }{\SH Keep
thinking sensibly.
Love
each
other
earnestly.
Provide hospitality
to
others.
Use
your
spiritual
gifts
well.
Be
kind
to
others
with
all
the
energy
that
you
have.
\par }{\SR 1
Peter 4:7-11
\par }{\PP \VS{7}It
is
almost
the
time
when
everything
on
this
earth
will
come
to
an
end.
Therefore,
keep
thinking sensibly/reasonably
and
control
what
you
think [DOU],
so
that
you
can
pray
{\ADD{
clearly}}.
\VS{8}Most
important
of
all,
love
each
other
earnestly/wholeheartedly,
because
if
we
love
others [PRS],
we
will
just
ignore
many
of
the
sinful
things
that
{\ADD{
they
do
to
us}}.
\VS{9}Provide
food
and
a
place
to
sleep
for
those
{\ADD{
who
come
to
your
community}},
{\ADD{
and
do
it}}
without
complaining.
\VS{10}Believers
should
all
use
the
spiritual
gifts
that
God
has
given
them
to
serve
others.
They
should
manage/use
well
the
various
gifts
that
God
has
kindly
given
them.
\VS{11}Those
who
speak
{\ADD{
to
the
congregation}}
should
do
that
as
though
they
are
speaking
the
{\ADD{
very}}
words
of
God.
Those
who
do
kind
things
to
others
should
do
it
with
the
strength
that
God
gives
them,
in
order
that
God
may
be
honored
by
all
this $\{$that
all
this
may
honor
God$\}$
as
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{enables
us
to
do
it.
I
pray
that
we
will}}
praise
{\ADD{
God}} (OR,
{\ADD{
Jesus}})
and
allow
him
{\ADD{
to
rule
over
us}}
forever. ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
\par }{\SH Do
not
be
surprised
when
you
suffer
for
being
Christians,
and
do
not
be
ashamed
when
that
happens.
Instead,
commit
yourselves
to
God.
\par }{\SR 1
Peter 4:12-19
\par }{\PP \VS{12}You
whom
I
love,
do
not
be
surprised
about
the
painful
things
that
you
are
suffering
{\ADD{
because
you
belong
to
Christ}}.
{\ADD{
Those}}
things
are
{\ADD{
testing
you
as metals
are
tested
by
people
putting
them}}
in
a
fire.
Do
not
think
that
something
strange
is
happening
to
you.
\VS{13}Instead,
rejoice
that
you
are
suffering
the
same
kinds
of
things
that
Christ
endured.
Rejoice
when
{\ADD{
you
suffer}},
in
order
that
you
may
also
be
very
glad [DOU]
when
Christ
returns
and
reveals
how
glorious/wonderful
he
is.
\VS{14}If
you
are
insulted $\{$If
{\ADD{
people}}
insult
you$\}$
because
you
believe
in
Christ [MTY],
{\ADD{
God
is}}
pleased
with
you,
because
it
shows
that
the
Spirit
of
God,
the
Spirit
who
{\ADD{
reveals
how}}
great
{\ADD{
God
is}},
lives
within
you.
\VS{15}If
you
suffer,
do
not
let
that
suffering
be
the
result
of
your
being
a
murderer
or
a
thief
or
as
a
result
of
doing
some
other
evil
thing,
or
as
a
result
of interfering
in
someone
else’s
affairs.
\VS{16}But
if
you
suffer
because
of
being
a
Christian,
do
not
be
ashamed
about
it.
Instead,
praise
God
that
you
are
suffering
because
of belonging
to
Christ [MTY].
\VS{17}I
say
that,
because
it
is
now
time
for
God
to
begin
judging
people,
and
first
he
will
judge
those
who
belong [MTY]
to
him.
Since
he
will
judge
us believers
first,
think
about
the
terrible
things
that
will
happen
to [RHQ]
those
who
do
not
obey
the
good
message
that
comes
from
him!
\VS{18}{\ADD{
That
will
be
as
it}}
is
written
in
the Scriptures,
\par }{\Q {\ADD{
Many}}
righteous
people
{\ADD{
will
have
to
suffer}}
many
{\ADD{
difficult
trials
before
going
to
heaven}}.
\par }{\Q So
ungodly
and
sinful
people
will
surely
have
to
suffer
{\ADD{
much
severe
punishment
from
God}}!
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Therefore,
those
who
suffer
because
of
its
being
God’s
will
that
they
suffer
{\ADD{
because
of
being Christians}}
should
commit
themselves
to
God,
the
one
who
created
them
and
the
one
who
always
does
what
he
promises
to
do.
And
they
should
continue
to
do
what
is
right.

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH You elders must care for your congregations with enthusiasm, not being greedy for money or acting like bosses. Instead, be examples to them.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 5:1-7
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Now
I
will
say
this
to
those
among}}
you
who
are
elders
in
the
congregations:
I
also
am
an
elder.
I
am
one
{\ADD{
of
those}}
who
saw
Christ
when
he
suffered,
and
I
am
also
one
who
will
share
some
of
the
glory/greatness
that
Christ
has
in
heaven.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
I
appeal
to
you
elders}}
to
take
care
of
the
people
who
are
in
your
{\ADD{
congregations}} [MET]
as
shepherds
{\ADD{
take
care
of
their}}
flocks
of
sheep.
Do
this,
not
because
you
must
do
it,
but
instead
do
it
willingly,
as
God
desires.
Do
not
be
greedy
to
get
a
lot
{\ADD{
of
money
for
doing
it}},
but
instead
do
it enthusiastically/wholeheartedly.
\VS{3}Do
not
act
like
domineering
{\ADD{
bosses
over}}
the
people [MET]
whom
God
has
assigned/entrusted
to
you,
but
instead
be
examples
to
them
by
the
way
in
which
you
conduct
your
lives.
\VS{4}{\ADD{
If
you
do
that}},
when
Jesus,
who
is
{\ADD{
like}}
our
chief
shepherd [MET],
appears,
he
will
give
each
of
you
a
{\ADD{
glorious/wonderful
reward}} [MET].
{\ADD{
That
reward
will
be
like}}
the
wreaths
{\ADD{
that
are
given
to
victorious athletes}},
but
your
reward
will
never
wither
{\ADD{
like
wreaths
do}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}{\ADD{
Now
I
will
say
this
to}}
you
young
men
{\ADD{
and
women}}:
{\ADD{
Just
like
married
men
and
women
are}} ◄{\ADD{
to
be
subject/to
submit
themselves}}►
{\ADD{
to
their
spouses}},
you
must ◄be
subject/submit
yourselves► ◄to
the
older
men/to
the
leaders►
{\ADD{
of
the
congregation}}.
And
all
of
you
{\ADD{believers}}
should
act [MET]
humbly
toward
each
other,
because
this
proverb
is
true:
\par }{\Q God
opposes
people
who
are
proud,
but
he
acts
kindly
toward
those
who
are
humble.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Therefore, realizing
that
God
has
great
power [MTY]
{\ADD{
to
punish
proud
people}},
humble
yourselves,
in
order
that
he
may
honor
you
at
the
time
that
{\ADD{
he
has
determined}}.
\VS{7}Because
he
takes
care
of
you,
let
him
take
care
of
all
the
things
that
you
are
worried/concerned
about.
\par }{\SH Resist
the devil
by
always
being
alert
and
trusting
in Christ’s
message,
remembering
that believers
everywhere
are
also
suffering
as
you
are.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 5:8-11
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Always
be
fully
alert,
because
the
devil,
who
is
your
enemy,
is
going/sneaking
around,
looking
for
people
{\ADD{
to
destroy}}.
{\ADD{
He
is}}
like [SIM]
a
lion
who
roars
as
it
prowls
around,
seeking
someone
to
{\ADD{
kill
and}}
devour.
\VS{9}You
must
resist
him
by
continuing
to
firmly
trust
in
{\ADD{Christ
and
his
message}},
remembering
that
your
fellow believers
all
over
the
world
are
experiencing
similar
sufferings
{\ADD{
that
the devil
is
bringing
to
them}}.
\VS{10}God
is
the
one
who
kindly
helps
us
in
every
{\ADD{
situation}},
and
{\ADD{
he
is
the
one}}
who
chose
us
to
share
his
eternal
glory/greatness
{\ADD{
in
heaven}}
because
of
our relationship
with
Christ.
{\ADD{
And}}
after
you
have
suffered
for
a
while
{\ADD{
because
of
things
that
people
do
to
harm
you}},
he
will
remove
your
spiritual defects/imperfections,
he
will
strengthen
you
{\ADD{spiritually}} [DOU],
and
he
will
support
you
{\ADD{emotionally}}.
\VS{11}{\ADD{
I
pray/desire
that}}
he
will
{\ADD{
rule}} powerfully
forever. ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
\par }{\SH I
have
written
this
short
message
to
encourage
you.
The believers
here,
including
Mark,
greet
you.
May
God
give
you
inner
peace.
\par }{\SR 1 Peter 5:12-14
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Silas
has
written
this
letter
{\ADD{
for
me
as
I
have}} ◄{\ADD{
dictated
it
to
him/told
him
what
to
write}}►.
I
consider/know
that
he
is
a
faithful
fellow
believer.
I
have
written
this
short
letter
to
you
to
encourage
you,
and
I
want
to
assure
you
that
{\ADD{
what
I
have
written}}
is
a
true
message
about
the
things
that
God
kindly
does
for
{\ADD{
us,
things
that
we
do
not
deserve}}.
Continue
to
firmly
believe
this
message.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}In
{\ADD{
this
city
that
is
sometimes referred
to
as}} ‘Babylon’ [MET],
the believers [SYN],
whom
{\ADD{
God}}
has
chosen
{\ADD{
to
belong
to
him}}
just
like
he
chose
you, ◄send
you
{\ADD{(pl)}}
their greetings/say
that
they
are
thinking affectionately
about
you►.
Mark,
who
is [MET]
{\ADD{
like}}
a
son
to
me,
also ◄{\ADD{
sends
you
his greetings/says
that
he
is
thinking affectionately
about
you}}►.
\VS{14}Greet
each
other
with
a
kiss
{\ADD{
on
the
cheek}}
to
{\ADD{
show
that}}
you
love
{\ADD{
each
other}}.
{\ADD{
I
pray
that
God
will
give
inner}}
peace
to
all
of
you
who
have
a relationship
with
Christ.
\par }