1 Petrus 2:14

2:14 or to governors as those he commissions ¹  to punish wrongdoers and praise ²  those who do good.

1 Petrus 3:4

3:4 but the inner person ³  of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

1 Petrus 3:6

3:6 like Sarah who obeyed ⁴  Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children ⁵  when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so. ⁶ 

1 Petrus 3:12

3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are ⁷  upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil. ⁸ 

1 Petrus 4:5-6

4:5 They will face a reckoning before ⁹  Jesus Christ ¹⁰  who stands ready to judge the living and the dead. 4:6 Now it was for this very purpose ¹¹  that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, ¹²  so that though ¹³  they were judged in the flesh ¹⁴  by human standards ¹⁵  they may live spiritually ¹⁶  by God’s standards. ¹⁷ 

1 Petrus 4:19

4:19 So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good. ¹⁸ 

[2:14]  ¹ tn Grk “those sent by him.”

[2:14]  ² tn Grk “for the punishment…and the praise.”

[3:4]  ³ tn Grk “the hidden man.” KJV’s “the hidden man of the heart,” referring to a wife, could be seriously misunderstood by the modern English reader.

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “as Sarah obeyed.”

[3:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “whose children you become.”

[3:6]  ⁶ tn Grk “doing good and not fearing any intimidation.”

[3:12]  ⁷ 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.”

[3:12]  ⁸ sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 34:12-16.

[4:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “give an account to.”

[4:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (Jesus Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:6]  ¹¹ tn Grk “since for this purpose the gospel was preached even to the dead,” referring to the purpose described in the clause to follow in v. 6b.

[4:6]  ¹² sn In context the phrase those who are dead refers to those now dead who had accepted the gospel while they were still living and had suffered persecution for their faith. Though they “suffered judgment” in this earthly life (i.e., they died, in the midst of physical abuse from the ungodly), they will enjoy life from God in the spiritual, heavenly realm because of the gospel (v. 6b). It clearly does not assume a second chance for conversion offered to unbelievers who had died; why would Peter urge people to suffer in this life for the sake of the gospel if he believed that mercy would be extended to all the dead in the hereafter (cf. 2:7-8; 4:1-5, 12-19)?

[4:6]  ¹³ tn Grk “so that they may be judged…but may live.” Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

[4:6]  ¹⁴ tn Or “in their earthly lives,” since “flesh” here denotes the physical, earthly life. The phrase “in the flesh” is retained to preserve the links with 3:18 and 4:1 which use the same wording.

[4:6]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “according to men.”

[4:6]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “in spirit,” referring to the heavenly, eternal realm of existence (cf. 3:18).

[4:6]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “according to God.”

[4:19]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “in doing good.”