1 Peter 4:12-14

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 1 Peter 4:12 tn Or “do not be surprised, taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:4.
2. 1 Peter 4:12 tn Grk “at the burning among you, occurring to you for testing.”
3. 1 Peter 4:13 tn Grk “in the revelation of his glory.”
4. 1 Peter 4:13 tn The verb “be glad” is used also in 1:6 and 1:8. The verbs of v. 13b are used together in Matt 5:12 and Rev 19:7.
5. 1 Peter 4:14 tc Many mss, some of them significant and early ([א] A P 33 81 323 945 1241 1739 pm bo), add καὶ δυνάμεως (kai dunameōs; “and of power”) here. The shorter reading is supported by P⁷² B K L Ψ 049 pm). Although the evidence is evenly divided, the longer reading looks to be an explanatory or liturgical expansion on the text and for this reason should be considered secondary.
6. 1 Peter 4:14 tn Grk “the Spirit of glory and of God.”
7. 1 Peter 4:14 sn A quotation taken from Isa 11:2.