Discovery Box1 Peter 2:10 
Context2:10 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 3:14
Context3:14 But in fact, if you happen to suffer 3 for doing what is right, 4 you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them 5 or be shaken. 6
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 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).
4 tn Grk “because of righteousness.”
5 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).
