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1 Peter 2:21

Context
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

Context
2:23 When he was maligned, he 1  did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened 2  no retaliation, 3  but committed himself to God 4  who judges justly.

1 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.

2 tn Grk “he did not threaten, but.”

3 sn An allusion to Isa 53:7.

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



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