Discovery Box1 Peter 3:12 
Context3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are 1 upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil. 2
1 Peter 4:3
Context4:3 For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians 3 desire. 4 You lived then 5 in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, 6 and wanton idolatries. 7
1 tn The verbs are implied but not expressed in this verse: “the Lord’s eyes [ ] on the righteous and his ears [ ] to their prayer, but his face [ ] against those who do evil.”
2 sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 34:12-16.
3 tn Grk “the Gentiles,” used here of those who are not God’s people.
4 tn Grk “to accomplish the desire of the Gentiles.”
5 tn Grk “having gone along,” referring to the readers’ behavior in time past.
6 tn According to BDAG 857 s.v. πότος the term refers to a social gathering at which wine is served, hence “drinking parties” (cf. TEV, NASB). However, the collocation with the other terms in v. 4 suggests something less sophisticated and more along the lines of wild and frenzied drinking bouts.
7 tn The Greek words here all occur in the plural to describe their common practice in the past.
