1 Petrus 1:7

1:7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, ¹  which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away ²  – and will bring praise ³  and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. ⁴ 

1 Petrus 2:12

2:12 and maintain good conduct ⁵  among the non-Christians, ⁶  so that though ⁷  they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears. ⁸ 

1 Petrus 3:7

3:7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners ⁹  and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers. ¹⁰ 

1 Petrus 3:21

3:21 And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you ¹¹  – not the washing off of physical dirt ¹²  but the pledge ¹³  of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Petrus 5:5

5:5 In the same way, you who are younger, ¹⁴  be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. ¹⁵ 

[1:7]  ¹ tn Or “genuineness,” the result of testing. On the other hand it may denote the process of testing: “that the proving of your faith…may bring praise.”

[1:7]  sn The author is not asserting that the quality of the readers’ faith is in doubt and will be proven by future trials. He declares their faith to be a present reality in v. 5 and 9, so in context v. 8 affirms that their faith is indeed genuine.

[1:7]  ² tn Grk “which is passing away but is tested by fire,” describing gold in a lesser-to-greater comparison with faith’s proven character.

[1:7]  ³ tn Grk “that the testing of your faith…may be found unto praise,” showing the result of the trials mentioned in v. 6.

[1:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (cf. v. 13).

[2:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “keeping your conduct good.”

[2:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “the Gentiles,” used here of those who are not God’s people.

[2:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “in order that in what they malign you.”

[2:12]  ⁸ tn Or “when he visits.” Grk “in the day of visitation,” denoting a time when God intervenes directly in human affairs, either for blessing (Luke 1:68, 78; 7:16; 19:44) or for judgment (Isa 10:3; Jer 6:15). This phrase may be a quotation from Isa 10:3, in which case judgment is in view here. But blessing seems to be the point, since part of the motive for good behavior is winning the non-Christian over to the faith (as in 3:1; also apparently in 3:15; cf. Matt 5:16).

[3:7]  ⁹ tn Grk “living together according to knowledge, as to the weaker, female vessel.” The primary verbs of vs. 7 are participles (“living together…showing honor”) but they continue the sense of command from the previous paragraphs.

[3:7]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “so that your prayers may not be hindered.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek, this clause was translated as a separate sentence.

[3:21]  ¹¹ tn Grk “which also, [as] an antitype, now saves you, [that is] baptism.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:21]  ¹² tn Grk “the removal of the dirt of the flesh,” where flesh refers to the physical make-up of the body with no moral connotations.

[3:21]  ¹³ tn Or “response”; “answer.”

[5:5]  ¹⁴ sn In this context younger and elder are terms that combine two meanings: relative age and an official structure of leadership in the church. As in v. 1, elder here denotes those who exercise spiritual leadership, who for the most part are older in years. Likewise younger means the rest of the community, who for the most part are younger in age, who are urged to accept the authority of their leaders.

[5:5]  ¹⁵ sn A quotation from Prov 3:34 (cf. Jas 4:6).