1 Peter 1:14

1:14 Like obedient children, do not comply with ¹  the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, ² 

1 Peter 2:21

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 2:23

2:23 When he was maligned, he ³  did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened ⁴  no retaliation, ⁵  but committed himself to God ⁶  who judges justly.

1 Peter 3:9

3:9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless ⁷  others ⁸  because you were called to inherit a blessing.

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¹ tn Or “do not be conformed to”; Grk “not being conformed to.”

² tn Grk “the former lusts in your ignorance.”

³ 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.

⁴ tn Grk “he did not threaten, but.”

⁵ sn An allusion to Isa 53:7.

⁶ tn Grk “to the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “not returning…but blessing,” continuing the sense of command from the preceding.

⁸ tn The direct object “others” is omitted but implied in Greek, and must be supplied to suit English style.