1 Peter 2:10

2:10 You ¹  once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, ²  but now you have received mercy.

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 3:6

3:6 like Sarah who obeyed ⁷  Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children ⁸  when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so. ⁹ 

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¹ tn Grk “who,” continuing the description of the readers from vs. 9. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² sn The quotations in v. 10 are from Hos 1:6, 9; 2:23.

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 “as Sarah obeyed.”

⁸ tn Grk “whose children you become.”

⁹ tn Grk “doing good and not fearing any intimidation.”