1 Peter 2


1 Peter 2 is the second chapter of the First Epistle of Peter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle, but there are charges that it is a work of Peter's followers in Rome between 70-100 CE.

Text

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 25 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

Verse 2

NU-Text adds "up to salvation".

God's Chosen People (2:4–10)

Verse 6

Citing
Cross reference:,

Verse 7

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Verse 8

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Verse 9

Citing:

Principles of Conduct in Human Society (2:11–17)

This section addresses the distinctness of the believers' communities which is preserved when their conduct is good by God's standards.

The Principles in Practice (2:18–3:22)

The advice is given to the slaves and wives, two vulnerable groups which is indirectly employed as examples of proper submission for Christians.