1 Petrus 2:18

2:18 Slaves, ¹  be subject ²  to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

1 Petrus 4:4

4:4 So ³  they are astonished ⁴  when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you. ⁵ 

1 Petrus 4:12

4:12 Dear friends, do not be astonished ⁶  that a trial by fire is occurring among you, ⁷  as though something strange were happening to you.

[2:18]  ¹ tn The Greek term here is οἰκέτης (oiketh"), often used of a servant in a household (who would have been a slave).

[2:18]  ² tn Grk “being subject,” but continuing the sense of command from vs. 13.

[4:4]  ³ tn Grk “in/by which,” referring to the change of behavior described in v. 3. The unbelievers are astonished by the readers’ moral transformation. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:4]  ⁴ tn Or “are surprised, are taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:12.

[4:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “blaspheming,” giving the result of their astonishment. Here the target of their “blasphemy/vilification” is not God but the Christian.

[4:12]  ⁶ tn Or “do not be surprised, taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:4.

[4:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “at the burning among you, occurring to you for testing.”