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1 Peter 5:5-13 (view passage online)
Jesus calls Himself the vine and His followers the branches, stating that apart from Him we can do nothing. We must abide in Him as He abides in us. The Father prunes fruitful branches so they bear more fruit and glorify God.
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1 Peter 5:1-4 (view passage online)
Peter exhorts elders to shepherd the flock willingly rather than for dishonest gain. Leaders must not act as lords over the people but rather serve as examples. Elders who faithfully shepherd will receive the crown of glory when the Chief Shepherd appears.
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1 Peter 4:1-7 (view passage online)
Peter commands believers to remain serious and watchful in prayer because the end of all things is at hand. Christians must have fervent love for one another and use their gifts to serve as good stewards. We do all things so God receives glory through Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 3:17-22 (view passage online)
Christ suffers once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring us to God. Baptism now saves us, serving not as the removal of dirt but as the answer of a good conscience toward God. Christ sits at the right hand of God and rules over angels and authorities.
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1 Peter 3:8-17 (view passage online)
Peter encourages believers to always remain ready to give a defense for their hope with meekness and fear. Christians must keep a good conscience and sanctify the Lord God in their hearts. Believers find it better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
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1 Peter 3:1-7 (view passage online)
Peter instructs wives to submit to their husbands so they might win unbelieving husbands through their godly conduct. He points to the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Husbands must dwell with their wives with understanding and give them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life.
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1 Peter 2:18-25 (view passage online)
Servants must submit to their masters, even harsh ones. Christ left an example for us when He suffered and bore our sins in His own body on the tree. We went astray like sheep but have now returned to the Shepherd.
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1 Peter 2:13-17 (view passage online)
Believers must abstain from fleshly lusts and submit to human authorities for the Lord’s sake. Doing good silences the ignorance of foolish men according to the will of God. We must honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, and honor the king.
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1 Peter 2:9-12 (view passage online)
Believers must do everything in word or deed in the name of the Lord Jesus. Wives submit to husbands, husbands love wives, children obey parents, and bondservants obey masters. Everyone must do everything as to the Lord.
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1 Peter 1:19-25 (view passage online)
Believers purify their souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit. They must love one another fervently with a pure heart. Believers experience new birth from incorruptible seed through the living and abiding word of God.