1 Peter 2:6

2:6 For it says ¹  in scripture, “Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, ²  and whoever believes ³  in him ⁴  will never ⁵  be put to shame.” ⁶ 

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 3:14

3:14 But in fact, if you happen to suffer ⁷  for doing what is right, ⁸  you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them ⁹  or be shaken. ¹⁰ 

1 Peter 4:10

4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another ¹¹  as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

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¹ tn Grk “it contains,” “it stands.”

² tn Grk “chosen, priceless.”

³ tn Grk “the one who believes.”

⁴ tn Grk either “in him” or “in it,” but the OT and NT uses personify the stone as the King, the Messiah whom God will establish in Jerusalem.

⁵ tn The negative (οὐ μή, ou mh) is emphatic: “will certainly not.”

⁶ sn A quotation from Isa 28:16.

⁷ sn The Greek construction here implies that such suffering was not the norm, even though it could happen, and in fact may well have happened to some of the readers (cf. 4:4, 12-19).

⁸ tn Grk “because of righteousness.”

⁹ tn Grk “do not fear their fear,” referring to those who cause their suffering. The phrase “their fear” may mean “what they fear” (subjective genitive), but in a situation of persecution it more likely means “fear of them” (objective genitive).

¹⁰ sn A quotation from Isa 8:12.

¹¹ tn Grk “serving it to one another.” The primary verb is a participle but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.