First Peter: an overview by Dr. Lorin L. Cranford Day 3 C&L Publications Boiling Springs, NC

Our Objective for Day 3  To gain a better understanding of the contents of First Peter  To learn how to apply these concepts to our daily living.

First Peter: outline  1:1-2  Praescripti o  1:3-12  Proem  Body: 1 st part  Holy Living  5:12-14  Conclusio  3:13-5:11  Body: 3 rd part  Persecutio n  Body: 2 nd part  Obligations

First Peter 2:11-3:12  To abstain from fleshly desires, 2:11-12  To acknowledge human authorities, 2:13-16  To honor everyone, 2:17  Slaves, to respect one's master, 2:18-26  Wives, to respect one's husband, 3:1-6  Husbands, to show consideration to one's wife, 3:7  To live righteously, 3:8-12 Our obligations are: Our obligations are:

First Peter 2:11-12, Abstain 11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. 12 Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge. Abstain: ἀ πέχεσθαι Ἀ γαπητοί, παρακαλ ῶ ὡ ς παροίκους κα ὶ παρεπιδήμους τ ῶ ν σαρκικ ῶ ν ἐ πιθυμι ῶ ν α ἵ τινες στρατεύονται κατ ὰ τ ῆ ς ψυχ ῆ ς τ ὴ ν ἀ ναστροφ ὴ ν ὑ μ ῶ ν ἐ ν το ῖ ς ἔ θνεσιν ἔ χοντες καλήν ἐ ν ᾧ καταλαλο ῦ σιν ὑ μ ῶ ν ὡ ς κακοποι ῶ ν, Ἵ να...δοξάσωσι τ ὸ ν θε ὸ ν ἐ ν ἡ μέρ ᾳ ἐ πισκοπ ῆ ς. ἐ κ τ ῶ ν καλ ῶ ν ἔ ργων ἐ ποπτεύοντες

First Peter 2:13-16, Acknowledge  Acknowledge:  Ὑ ποτάγητε πάσ ῃ ἀ νθρωπίν ῃ κτίσει  δι ὰ τ ὸ ν κύριον  ε ἴ τε βασιλε ῖ ὡ ς ὑ περέχοντι, ε ἴ τε ἡ γεμόσιν ὡ ς δι ʼ α ὐ το ῦ πεμπομένοις ε ἰ ς ἐ κδίκησιν κακοποι ῶ ν ἔ παινον δ ὲ ἀ γαθοποι ῶ ν … (13b- 15)  ὡ ς ἐ λεύθεροι, κα ὶ μ ὴ ὡ ς ἐ πικάλυμμα ἔ χοντες τ ῆ ς κακίας τ ὴ ν ἐ λευθερίαν, ἀ λλ ʼ ὡ ς θεο ῦ δο ῦ λοι 13 For the Lord's sake accept the authority of every human institution, whether of the emperor as supreme, 14 or of governors, as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. 15 For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish. 16 As servants of God, live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil.

First Peter 2:17, Honor  πάντας τιμήσατε,  τ ὴ ν ἀ δελφότητα ἀ γαπ ᾶ τε  τ ὸ ν θε ὸ ν φοβε ῖ σθε  τ ὸ ν βασιλέα τιμ ᾶ τε. 17 Honor everyone. Love the family of believers. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

First Peter 2:18-20, pt. 1,  Ο ἱ ο ἰ κέται ὑ ποτασσόμενοι ἐ ν παντ ὶ φόβ ῳ το ῖ ς δεσπόταις  ο ὐ μόνον το ῖ ς ἀ γαθο ῖ ς κα ὶ ἐ πιεικέσιν ἀ λλ ὰ κα ὶ το ῖ ς σκολιο ῖ ς.  το ῦ το γ ὰ ρ χάρις ε ἰ δι ὰ συνείδησιν θεο ῦ ὑ ποφέρει τις λύπας πάσχων ἀ δίκως· … (10-20) 18 Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh. 19 For it is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. 20 If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God's approval.

First Peter 2:21-25, pt. 2, 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps. 22 "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth." 23 When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 25 For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.  ε ἰ ς το ῦ το γ ὰ ρ ἐ κλήθητε  ὅ τι κα ὶ Χριστ ὸ ς ἔ παθεν ὑ π ὲ ρ ὑ μ ῶ ν, ὑ μ ῖ ν ὑ πολιμπάνων ὑ πογραμμ ὸ ν ἵ να ἐ πακολουθήσητε το ῖ ς ἴ χνεσιν α ὐ το ῦ ·  ὃ ς ἁ μαρτίαν ο ὐ κ ἐ ποίησεν ο ὐ δ ὲ ε ὑ ρέθη δόλος ἐ ν τ ῷ στόματι α ὐ το ῦ ·  ὃ ς λοιδορούμενος ο ὐ κ ἀ ντελοιδόρει, πάσχων ο ὐ κ ἠ πείλει, παρεδίδου δ ὲ τ ῷ κρίνοντι δικαίως·  ὃ ς τ ὰ ς ἁ μαρτίας ἡ μ ῶ ν α ὐ τ ὸ ς ἀ νήνεγκεν ἐ ν τ ῷ σώματι α ὐ το ῦ ἐ π ὶ τ ὸ ξύλον, ἵ να τα ῖ ς ἁ μαρτίαις ἀ πογενόμενοι τ ῇ δικαιοσύν ῃ ζήσωμεν·  ο ὗ τ ῷ μώλωπι ἰ άθητε.  ἦ τε γ ὰ ρ ὡ ς πρόβατα πλανώμενοι, ἀ λλ ὰ ἐ πεστράφητε ν ῦ ν ἐ π ὶ τ ὸ ν ποιμένα κα ὶ ἐ πίσκοπον τ ῶ ν ψυχ ῶ ν ὑ μ ῶ ν.

First Peter 3:1-6, wives  Ὁ μοίως γυνα ῖ κες ὑ ποτασσόμεναι το ῖ ς ἰ δίοις ἀ νδράσιν  ἵ να κα ὶ ε ἴ τινες ἀ πειθο ῦ σιν τ ῷ λόγ ῳ δι ὰ τ ῆ ς τ ῶ ν γυναικ ῶ ν ἀ ναστροφ ῆ ς ἄ νευ λόγου κερδηθήσονται  ἐ ποπτεύσαντες τ ὴ ν ἐ ν φόβ ῳ ἁ γν ὴ ν ἀ ναστροφ ὴ ν ὑ μ ῶ ν.  ὧ ν ἔ στω ο ὐ χ ὁ ἔ ξωθεν ἐ μπλοκ ῆ ς τριχ ῶ ν κα ὶ περιθέσεως χρυσίων ἢ ἐ νδύσεως ἱ ματίων κόσμος,  ἀ λλ ʼ ὁ κρυπτ ὸ ς τ ῆ ς καρδίας ἄ νθρωπος ἐ ν τ ῷ ἀ φθάρτ ῳ το ῦ πραέως κα ὶ ἡ συχίου πνεύματος, ὅ ἐ στιν ἐ νώπιον το ῦ θεο ῦ πολυτελές.  ο ὕ τως γάρ ποτε κα ὶ α ἱ ἅ γιαι γυνα ῖ κες α ἱ ἐ λπίζουσαι ε ἰ ς θε ὸ ν ἐ κόσμουν ἑ αυτάς, ὑ ποτασσόμεναι το ῖ ς ἰ δίοις ἀ νδράσιν,  ὡ ς Σάρρα ὑ πήκουσεν τ ῷ Ἀ βραάμ, κύριον α ὐ τ ὸ ν καλο ῦ σα· ἧ ς ἐ γενήθητε τέκνα ἀ γαθοποιο ῦ σαι κα ὶ μ ὴ φοβούμεναι μηδεμίαν πτόησιν. 1 Wives, in the same way, accept the authority of your husbands, so that, even if some of them do not obey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives' conduct, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair, and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing; 4 rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God's sight. 5 It was in this way long ago that the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves by accepting the authority of their husbands. 6 Thus Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You have become her daughters as long as you do what is good and never let fears alarm you.

First Peter 3:7, husbands Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman as the weaker sex, since they too are also heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.  Ο ἱ ἄ νδρες ὁ μοίως συνοικο ῦ ντες κατ ὰ γν ῶ σιν  ὡ ς ἀ σθενεστέρ ῳ σκεύει τ ῷ γυναικεί ῳ ἀ πονέμοντες τιμήν,  ὡ ς κα ὶ συγκληρονόμοις χάριτος ζω ῆ ς,  ε ἰ ς τ ὸ μ ὴ ἐ γκόπτεσθαι τ ὰ ς προσευχ ὰ ς ὑ μ ῶ ν.

First Peter 3:8-12, righteous living 8 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called— that you might inherit a blessing. 10 For "Those who desire life and desire to see good days, let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips from speaking deceit; 11 let them turn away from evil and do good; let them seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."  Τ ὸ δ ὲ τέλος πάντες ὁ μόφρονες, συμπαθε ῖ ς, φιλάδελφοι, ε ὔ σπλαγχνοι, ταπεινόφρονες,  μ ὴ ἀ ποδιδόντες κακ ὸ ν ἀ ντ ὶ κακο ῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀ ντ ὶ λοιδορίας το ὐ ναντίον δ ὲ ε ὐ λογο ῦ ντες, ὅ τι ε ἰ ς το ῦ το ἐ κλήθητε ἵ να ε ὐ λογίαν κληρονομήσητε.  ὁ γ ὰ ρ θέλων ζω ὴ ν ἀ γαπ ᾶ ν κα ὶ ἰ δε ῖ ν ἡ μέρας ἀ γαθ ὰ ς παυσάτω τ ὴ ν γλ ῶ σσαν ἀ π ὸ κακο ῦ κα ὶ χείλη το ῦ μ ὴ λαλ ῆ σαι δόλον,  ἐ κκλινάτω δ ὲ ἀ π ὸ κακο ῦ κα ὶ ποιησάτω ἀ γαθόν, ζητησάτω ε ἰ ρήνην κα ὶ διωξάτω α ὐ τήν  ὅ τι ὀ φθαλμο ὶ κυρίου ἐ π ὶ δικαίους κα ὶ ὦ τα α ὐ το ῦ ε ἰ ς δέησιν α ὐ τ ῶ ν, πρόσωπον δ ὲ κυρίου ἐ π ὶ ποιο ῦ ντας κακά.

First Peter 2:11 - 3:12 First Peter 2:11 - 3:12 What have we learned today? Our obligations are:  To abstain from fleshly desires, 2:11-12  To acknowledge human authorities, 2:13-16  To honor everyone, 2:17  Slaves, to respect one's master, 2:18-26  Wives, to respect one's husband, 3:1-6  Husbands, to show consideration to one's wife, 3:7  To live righteously, 3:8-12