* 1.2 2 Thess 2.13; Heb 10.22; 2 Pet 1.2

* 1.3 1 Cor 15.20; 2 Cor 1.3; Jas 1.18

* 1.5 Jn 10.28

a 1.6 Or Rejoice in this

* 1.6 Rom 5.2; Jas 1.2; 1 Pet 5.10

* 1.7 Ps 66.10; Rom 2.7; Jas 1.3

b 1.8 Other ancient authorities read known

* 1.8 Jn 20.29; 1 Jn 4.20

c 1.9 Or lives

* 1.10 Mt 13.17; 26.24

d 1.11 Or the person and time

* 1.11 Isa 53; 2 Pet 1.21

* 1.12 Dan 9.24; Eph 3.10

e 1.13 Gk gird up the loins of your mind

* 1.13 Eph 6.14; 1 Thess 5.6

* 1.15 2 Cor 7.1

* 1.16 Lev 11.44

* 1.17 Deut 10.17; Heb 12.28

* 1.19 Ex 12.5

* 1.20 Eph 1.4; Heb 9.26

f 1.22 Or lives

g 1.22 Other ancient authorities add through the Spirit

h 1.22 Other ancient authorities read a pure heart

* 1.22 Heb 13.1; Jas 4.8

i 1.23 Or through the word of the living and enduring God

* 1.23 Jn 1.13; 3.3; Heb 4.12

* 1.24 Isa 40.6–9; Jas 1.10, 11

* 1.25 Jn 1.1

* 2.1 Eph 4.22; Jas 1.21; 4.11

* 2.2 Mk 10.15; 1 Cor 3.2

j 2.3 Or kind

* 2.3 Titus 3.4; Heb 6.5

k 2.5 Or you yourselves are being built

* 2.5 Phil 4.18; Heb 13.15

* 2.6 Isa 28.16; Eph 2.20

l 2.7 Other ancient authorities read obey

* 2.7 Ps 118.22; Mt 21.42

* 2.8 Isa 8.14; Rom 9.22; 1 Cor 1.23

m 2.9 Gk a people for his possession

* 2.9 Deut 10.15; Acts 26.18

* 2.10 Hos 1.9, 10

n 2.11 Or one’s life

* 2.11 Ps 39.12; Rom 12.1; Gal 5.16; Jas 4.1

o 2.12 Gk God on the day of visitation

* 2.12 Mt 5.16; Phil 2.15; 1 Pet 3.16

p 2.13 Or every authority ordained for humans

* 2.13 Rom 13.1

* 2.16 1 Cor 7.22; Gal 5.1

q 2.17 Gk Love the brotherhood

* 2.17 Rom 12.10; Heb 13.1

r 2.18 Or fear

* 2.20 1 Pet 3.17

* 2.21 Mt 16.24; Acts 14.22

* 2.23 Isa 53.7; Lk 23.46; Heb 12.3

s 2.24 Or carried up our sins in his body to the tree

t 2.24 Gk bruise

* 2.24 Isa 53.5; Rom 6.2; Heb 9.28

u 2.25 Or lives

* 2.25 Isa 53.6; 1 Pet 5.4

* 3.1 1 Cor 7.16; Eph 5.22

* 3.3 Isa 3.18–23; 1 Tim 2.9

* 3.4 Rom 7.22

* 3.6 Gen 18.12

v 3.7 Or body

* 3.7 Mt 5.23ff; Eph 5.25; 1 Thess 4.4

* 3.8 Phil 2.3; 1 Pet 5.5

* 3.9 Rom 12.17; Heb 6.14

w 3.14 Or for righteousness’ sake

x 3.14 Gk their fear

* 3.14 Isa 8.12, 13; 1 Pet 2.19ff

* 3.15 Col 4.6; 1 Pet 1.3, 17

y 3.16 Other ancient authorities read when they malign you as evildoers

* 3.16 Heb 13.18; 1 Pet 2.12, 15

z 3.18 Other ancient authorities read died

a 3.18 Other ancient authorities read us

* 3.18 2 Cor 13.4; Eph 3.12; 1 Pet 2.21; 4.1, 6

* 3.20 Gen 6.3, 5; 8.18; Heb 11.7

b 3.21 Or a pledge to God from

* 3.21 Titus 3.5; Heb 9.14; 1 Pet 1.3

* 3.22 Rom 8.34, 38

c 4.1 Other ancient authorities add for us or for you

* 4.1 Gal 5.24; 1 Pet 3.18

* 4.2 Rom 6.11; Gal 2.20

* 4.3 Eph 4.17

d 4.4 Or they malign you

* 4.4 1 Pet 3.16

* 4.5 Acts 10.42; 2 Tim 4.1

e 4.7 Or is at hand

* 4.7 Rom 13.11; 1 Pet 1.13

* 4.8 1 Cor 13.7; Heb 13.1

* 4.10 Rom 12.6, 7; 1 Cor 4.1

* 4.11 Eph 5.20; 6.10; 1 Tim 6.16

* 4.13 Rom 8.17; Phil 3.10

f 4.14 Other ancient authorities add and of power

g 4.14 Or spirit of glory and of God

h 4.14 Other ancient authorities add On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified

* 4.14 Mt 5.11

i 4.15 Meaning of Gk uncertain

* 4.15 1 Thess 4.11

j 4.16 Other ancient authorities read in this respect

* 4.17 Jer 25.29; Mal 3.5

* 5.1 Lk 24.28; 1 Pet 1.5, 7; Rev 1.9

k 5.2 Other ancient authorities lack exercising the oversight

l 5.2 Or in a godly manner; other ancient authorities lack as God would have you do it

* 5.2 Jn 21.16; 1 Cor 9.17; 1 Tim 3.3, 8; Titus 1.7

* 5.3 Ezek 34.4; Phil 3.17

* 5.4 2 Tim 4.8; Heb 13.20

m 5.5 Or of those who are older

* 5.5 Isa 57.15; Jas 4.6

* 5.7 Ps 37.5; Mt 6.25; Heb 13.5

* 5.8 Job 1.7; Lk 21.34

* 5.9 Acts 14.22; Col 2.5; Jas 4.7

n 5.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus

* 5.10 2 Thess 2.17; Heb 13.21

o 5.11 Other ancient authorities read glory and power

* 5.12 2 Cor 1.19; Heb 13.22

p 5.13 Gk She who is

q 5.14 Other ancient authorities add Jesus or Amen or Jesus. Amen

* 5.14 Rom 16.16; Eph 6.23