1 PETER

OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

  • 1

    • Greetings (1, 2)

    • A new birth to a living hope (3-12)

    • Be holy as obedient children (13-25)

  • 2

    • Form a longing for the word (1-3)

    • Living stones built into a spiritual house (4-10)

    • Living as foreigners in the world (11, 12)

    • Proper subjection (13-25)

      • Christ, a model for us (21)

  • 3

    • Wives and husbands (1-7)

    • Show fellow feeling; seek peace (8-12)

    • Suffering for righteousness’ sake (13-22)

      • Be ready to defend your hope (15)

      • Baptism and a good conscience (21)

  • 4

    • Live for God’s will, as Christ did (1-6)

    • End of all things has drawn close (7-11)

    • Suffering as a Christian (12-19)

  • 5

    • Shepherd the flock of God (1-4)

    • Be humble and watchful (5-11)

      • Throw all anxiety on God (7)

      • Devil is like a roaring lion (8)

    • Concluding words (12-14)