1 Peter 2:4

A Living Stone, a Chosen People

2:4 So as you come to him, ¹  a living stone rejected by men but ²  chosen and priceless ³  in God’s sight,

1 Peter 2:7

2:7 So you who believe see ⁴  his value, ⁵  but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the ⁶  cornerstone, ⁷ 

1 Peter 2:18

2:18 Slaves, ⁸  be subject ⁹  to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

1 Peter 2:23

2:23 When he was maligned, he ¹⁰  did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened ¹¹  no retaliation, ¹²  but committed himself to God ¹³  who judges justly.

1 Peter 2:25

2:25 For you were going astray like sheep ¹⁴  but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 3:4

3:4 but the inner person ¹⁵  of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

1 Peter 3:9

3:9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless ¹⁶  others ¹⁷  because you were called to inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:15

3:15 But set Christ ¹⁸  apart ¹⁹  as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. ²⁰ 

1 Peter 4:13

4:13 But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed ²¹  you may also rejoice and be glad. ²² 

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¹ tn Grk “to whom coming…you are built up…” as a continuation of the reference to the Lord in v. 3.

² tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two phrases more than can be easily expressed in English.

³ tn Grk “chosen, priceless.”

⁴ tn Grk “to you who believe is the value,” referring to their perception of the stone in contrast to those who reject (vv. 7b-8). But the expression may also be translated as “to you who believe is this honor,” referring to the lack of shame cited in v. 6b.

⁵ tn Grk “the value” or “the honor,” but the former is preferred since it comes from the same root as “priceless” in vv. 4, 6, and it is in contrast to the negative estimate of the stone by those who reject (vv. 7b-8).

⁶ tn Grk “the head of the corner.”

⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 (cf. Matt 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11).

⁸ tn The Greek term here is οἰκέτης (oiketh"), often used of a servant in a household (who would have been a slave).

⁹ tn Grk “being subject,” but continuing the sense of command from vs. 13.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ tn Grk “he did not threaten, but.”

¹² sn An allusion to Isa 53:7.

¹³ tn Grk “to the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ sn A quotation from Isa 53:6.

¹⁵ tn Grk “the hidden man.” KJV’s “the hidden man of the heart,” referring to a wife, could be seriously misunderstood by the modern English reader.

¹⁶ tn Grk “not returning…but blessing,” continuing the sense of command from the preceding.

¹⁷ tn The direct object “others” is omitted but implied in Greek, and must be supplied to suit English style.

¹⁸ tc Most later mss (P Ï) have θεόν (qeon, “God”) instead of Χριστόν (Criston; “Christ”) here. But Χριστόν is widely supported by excellent and early witnesses (Ì⁷² א A B C Ψ 33 1739 al latt sy co), and as a less common idiom better explains the rise of the other reading.

¹⁹ tn Or “sanctify Christ as Lord.”

²⁰ tn Grk “the hope in you.”

²¹ tn Grk “in the revelation of his glory.”

²² tn The verb “be glad” is used also in 1:6 and 1:8. The verbs of v. 13b are used together in Matt 5:12 and Rev 19:7.