1 Petrus 1:10

1:10 Concerning this salvation, ¹  the prophets ²  who predicted the grace that would come to you ³  searched and investigated carefully.

1 Petrus 4:2

4:2 in that he spends the rest of his time ⁴  on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

1 Petrus 4:8

4:8 Above all keep ⁵  your love for one another fervent, ⁶  because love covers a multitude of sins. ⁷ 

1 Petrus 4:18

4:18 And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of ⁸  the ungodly and sinners? ⁹ 

1 Petrus 5:4

5:4 Then ¹⁰  when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

[1:10]  ¹ tn Grk “about which salvation.”

[1:10]  ² sn Prophets refers to the OT prophets.

[1:10]  ³ tn Grk “who prophesied about the grace that is to/for you.”

[4:2]  ⁴ tn This verse may give the purpose or result of their “arming” themselves as called for in v. 1b and then the translation would be: “so that you may spend the rest of your time…” But it is better to take it as explanatory of the last phrase in v. 1: what it means to be finished with sin.

[4:8]  ⁵ tn The primary verb of v. 8 is a participle (“having”) but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.

[4:8]  ⁶ tn Or “constant.”

[4:8]  ⁷ sn The statement of v. 8b, love covers a multitude of sins, is proverbial: It is quoted from Prov 10:12 (cf. Jas 5:20). It speaks of the forbearance that comes with love: Christian love is patient and forgiving toward the offenses of a fellow Christian (Matt 18:21-22; 1 Cor 13:4-7).

[4:18]  ⁸ tn Grk “where will he appear.”

[4:18]  ⁹ tn The personal references in v. 18 are generic singulars, but they have been changed to the plural in English to maintain consistency with the plurals of v. 17.

[4:18]  sn A quotation from Prov 11:31 (LXX).

[5:4]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to reflect the logical sequence of events.