front:intro pla1 0 # 1 Peter Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself questions as you carefully read this letter, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly.
1:1 hyp6 basic,interpret ἐκλεκτοῖς παρεπιδήμοις διασπορᾶς 1 These **exiles of the Dispersion** were Christians who were scattered by Roman persecution. Why would Peter have been especially qualified to speak to them in that situation?
1:2 hud2 basic,observe κατὰ πρόγνωσιν Θεοῦ Πατρός ἐν ἁγιασμῷ Πνεύματος, εἰς ὑπακοὴν καὶ ῥαντισμὸν αἵματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 According to Peter, what did each member of the Trinity do to cause Peter’s audience to become elect?
1:2 z9dq basic,observe κατὰ πρόγνωσιν Θεοῦ Πατρός 1 What does Peter mean when he says they are elect **according to the foreknowledge of God the Father**?
1:2 l000 basic,observe ῥαντισμὸν αἵματος 1 To what does **the sprinkling of the blood** refer?
1:2 fud1 basic,interpret χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη πληθυνθείη 1 Why would it have been especially encouraging for this group of exiles to have **Grace and peace be yours in abundance**?
1:3 h7q1 advanced,interpret εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν, δι’ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν 1 How does **the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead** contribute to the **living hope** of the readers?
1:4 l003 basic,observe εἰς κληρονομίαν ἄφθαρτον, καὶ ἀμίαντον, καὶ ἀμάραντον, τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς 1 According to Peter, where is the **inheritance** of the believer kept?
1:4 gb16 basic,interpret κληρονομίαν ἄφθαρτον, καὶ ἀμίαντον, καὶ ἀμάραντον 1 What is Peter trying to communicate when he says the believer’s **inheritance** is **imperishable, undefiled, and unfading**?
1:7 l009 basic,observe τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως πολυτιμότερον χρυσίου τοῦ ἀπολλυμένου 1 To what does Peter the value of **proven character of** his readers’ **faith**?
1:7 csc9 basic,interpret χρυσίου & διὰ πυρὸς δὲ δοκιμαζομένου 1 Why do you think Peter uses the image of **gold** that is **refined by fire** to explain why the believers are being persecuted?
1:7 c7cj basic,observe ἵνα τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως & εὑρεθῇ εἰς ἔπαινον, καὶ δόξαν, καὶ τιμὴν, ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 What does Peter expect **may result** after **proven character of** their **faith** has been tested by various trials?
1:8 l010 basic,observe ὃν οὐκ ἰδόντες ἀγαπᾶτε, εἰς ὃν ἄρτι μὴ ὁρῶντες πιστεύοντες δὲ, ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ 1 How have Peter’s readers responded to Jesus Christ even though they have never personally seen him?
1:8 l011 basic,interpret ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ 1 What does it mean to **rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy**?
1:9 jr7f basic,observe κομιζόμενοι τὸ τέλος τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν, σωτηρίαν ψυχῶν 1 What **goal** will the believers receive as a result of their **faith** in Jesus?
1:10 l012 basic,observe περὶ ἧς σωτηρίας, ἐξεζήτησαν καὶ ἐξηραύνησαν προφῆται 1 According to Peter, about what topic had the prophets **searched and investigated carefully**?
1:10 vyl8 basic,observe οἱ περὶ τῆς εἰς ὑμᾶς χάριτος προφητεύσαντες 1 How had the Old Testament prophets known that the New Testament believers would be saved?
1:11 abc1 basic,observe ἐραυνῶντες εἰς τίνα ἢ ποῖον καιρὸν ἐδήλου τὸ ἐν αὐτοῖς Πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ 1 What did the Old Testament prophets not fully understand, and desire to know, even though the had prophesied about it?
1:11 vq5g basic,observe ἐδήλου τὸ ἐν αὐτοῖς Πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ 1 How did the Old Testament prophets know about the things that they prophesied?
1:11 wed9 basic,observe προμαρτυρόμενον τὰ εἰς Χριστὸν παθήματα, καὶ τὰς μετὰ ταῦτα δόξας 1 What things did Holy Spirit reveal to the Old Testament prophets centuries before they happened?
1:12 pa9c basic,observe οἷς ἀπεκαλύφθη, ὅτι οὐχ ἑαυτοῖς, ὑμῖν δὲ διηκόνουν 1 What answer did God give to the Old Testament prophets when they inquired about the salvation of the New Testament believers?
1:12 l013 basic,observe αὐτά, ἃ νῦν ἀνηγγέλη ὑμῖν, διὰ τῶν εὐαγγελισαμένων ὑμᾶς 1 How did Peter’s readers come to understand the nature of their salvation?
1:12 ph9z basic,observe διὰ τῶν εὐαγγελισαμένων ὑμᾶς Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ, ἀποσταλέντι ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ 1 Since even the Old Testament prophets did not understand the gospel, who revealed it to the New Testament preachers?
1:12 bjl6 basic,observe εἰς ἃ ἐπιθυμοῦσιν ἄγγελοι παρακύψαι 1 How did the **angels** respond to the Old Testament prophesies about salvation?
1:13 uwu7 basic,interpret ἀναζωσάμενοι τὰς ὀσφύας τῆς διανοίας ὑμῶν 1 What does Peter mean when he tells his readers to **prepare your minds for action**?
1:13 c8ss basic,observe τελείως ἐλπίσατε ἐπὶ τὴν φερομένην ὑμῖν χάριν ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 On what are we so set our **hope fully**?
1:13 r3aa basic,interpret τελείως ἐλπίσατε ἐπὶ τὴν φερομένην ὑμῖν χάριν ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 Why would **the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ** be the main thing for which we should hope?
1:14 d1zm basic,interpret ὡς τέκνα ὑπακοῆς 1 Of whom should we consider ourselves to be **children**?
1:14 l014 basic,observe ὡς τέκνα ὑπακοῆς, μὴ συνσχηματιζόμενοι ταῖς πρότερον ἐν τῇ ἀγνοίᾳ ὑμῶν ἐπιθυμίαις 1 As **obedient children**, what do they need to do in order to obey God?
1:14 sfb1 basic,interpret ταῖς πρότερον ἐν τῇ ἀγνοίᾳ ὑμῶν ἐπιθυμίαις 1 What kind of things were **the passions** of Peter’s readers in the past?
1:14 ki8l basic,interpret τῇ ἀγνοίᾳ ὑμῶν ἐπιθυμίαις 1 Why were the readers formerly ignorant?
1:15 es4l basic,observe ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν καλέσαντα ὑμᾶς ἅγιον, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἅγιοι ἐν πάσῃ ἀναστροφῇ γενήθητε 1 According to Peter, what is the standard of holiness that we should attain?
1:15 l015 basic,observe ἅγιοι ἐν πάσῃ ἀναστροφῇ γενήθητε 1 In what areas of our lives and conduct are we to **be holy**?
1:16 l016 basic,observe ἅγιοι ἔσεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιος 1 What is the reason that we are to **Be holy**?
1:16 l017 basic,interpret ἐγὼ ἅγιος 1 In this quotation, who it it that says he is **holy**?
1:17 n654 basic,interpret καὶ εἰ Πατέρα ἐπικαλεῖσθε 1 Who is the **Father** on whom believers **call**?
1:17 q1p8 basic,observe Πατέρα & τὸν ἀπροσωπολήμπτως κρίνοντα κατὰ τὸ ἑκάστου ἔργον 1 How does the **Father** judge the work of every person?
1:17 td57 basic,interpret τὸν ἀπροσωπολήμπτως κρίνοντα κατὰ τὸ ἑκάστου ἔργον, ἐν φόβῳ 1 Why would the fact that the Father judges **impartially** cause us to **conduct** ourselves **in reverent fear**?
1:17 sz79 basic,interpret τὸν τῆς παροικίας ὑμῶν χρόνον ἀναστράφητε 1 Peter’s readers were scattered in the Roman empire. Do you think Peter is referring to that as **your stay as foreigners**, or is he referring to something more than that?
1:18 abc2 basic,interpret οὐ φθαρτοῖς, ἀργυρίῳ ἢ χρυσίῳ, ἐλυτρώθητε ἐκ τῆς ματαίας & ἀναστροφῆς 1 Why would **perishable things such as silver or gold** not be able to redeem us from our **empty way of life**?
1:18 l019 basic,interpret οὐ φθαρτοῖς, ἀργυρίῳ ἢ χρυσίῳ 1 Why do you think Peter refers to **silver or gold** as **perishable things**?
1:18 hgb9 basic,interpret τῆς ματαίας & ἀναστροφῆς 1 What does Peter mean when he refers to the **way of life** of his reader as **empty** before they were redeemed?
1:18 ie95 basic,interpret τῆς ματαίας ὑμῶν ἀναστροφῆς πατροπαραδότου 1 In what sense was **the empty way of life** of Peter's readers something that they **inherited from** their **forefathers**?
1:19 x36x basic,observe ἀλλὰ τιμίῳ αἵματι & Χριστοῦ 1 Here **but** contrasts what cannot redeem us in verse 18 from the only thing that is able to redeem us. What is that thing that is able to redeem us?
1:20 p472 basic,interpret προεγνωσμένου μὲν πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου 1 What does Peter mean when he says that Christ **was known before the foundation of the world**?
1:20 l022 basic,interpret φανερωθέντος δὲ ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου τῶν χρόνων δι’ ὑμᾶς 1 In what sense was Christ **revealed in the last times**?
1:20 w32h basic,interpret φανερωθέντος δὲ ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου τῶν χρόνων δι’ ὑμᾶς 1 In what way was the revelation of Christ for the sake of Peter’s readers?
1:21 qe48 basic,observe τοὺς δι’ αὐτοῦ πιστεύοντας εἰς Θεὸν 1 According to Peter, who makes it possible for us to **believe in God**?
1:21 l024 basic,observe Θεὸν, τὸν ἐγείραντα αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν 1 What work did **God** do in Christ?
1:21 l025 basic,interpret Θεὸν, τὸν ἐγείραντα αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ δόξαν αὐτῷ δόντα, ὥστε τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν καὶ ἐλπίδα, εἶναι εἰς Θεόν 1 How does the fact that God raised and glorified Christ cause us to have our **faith and hope** **in God**?
1:22 asn2 basic,observe ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας, ἀλλήλους ἀγαπήσατε ἐκτενῶς 1 In what way are believers to **love one another**?
1:22 l026 basic,apply ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας, ἀλλήλους ἀγαπήσατε ἐκτενῶς 1 What would it look like for believers to **love one another deeply, from a pure heart**?
1:23 l027 basic,observe ἀναγεγεννημένοι 1 What is the reason for which believers should love one another?
1:23 l028 basic,interpret ἀναγεγεννημένοι 1 What does Peter mean when he says that believers **have been born again**?
1:23 p3jn basic,interpret ἀναγεγεννημένοι, οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς 1 What would be the **perishable seed** that is not sufficient to make us to be **born again**?
1:23 yp6z basic,observe ἀλλὰ ἀφθάρτου, διὰ λόγου ζῶντος Θεοῦ, καὶ μένοντος 1 According to Peter, what kind of seed is able to cause us to be born again?
1:24-25 x9qk basic,observe διότι, πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς χόρτος, καὶ πᾶσα δόξα αὐτῆς ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου. & ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος ἐξέπεσεν & τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. & τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν εἰς ὑμᾶς 1 Here **For** introduces, in verses 24-25, the reason that only the word of God can make us born again. What is that reason?
1:24 l030 basic,observe πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς χόρτος, καὶ πᾶσα δόξα αὐτῆς ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου. & ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος ἐξέπεσεν 1 What characteristic of **grass** does Peter say represents what happens to **All flesh**?
1:24 g5t1 basic,interpret ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος ἐξέπεσεν 1 If **grass withers** and **flowers fall**, what does that imply will happen to our natural bodies?
1:25 q6y3 basic,observe τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα 1 What will happen to **the word of the Lord**?
1:25 l031 basic,observe τὸ & ῥῆμα Κυρίου & τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν εἰς ὑμᾶς 1 What does Peter say the gospel message **that was proclaimed** to his readers was in reality?
2:1 hgu3 basic,observe ἀποθέμενοι οὖν 1 Here **therefore** refers back to 1:23-25 for the reason that the believers should **Rid yourselves** of their old evil actions that come from the flesh. What is that reason?
2:1 e14e basic,observe ἀποθέμενοι οὖν πᾶσαν κακίαν, καὶ πάντα δόλον, καὶ ὑποκρίσεις, καὶ φθόνους, καὶ πάσας καταλαλιάς 1 What are the things that believers should **Rid yourselves**?
2:1 h6vt basic,interpret ἀποθέμενοι οὖν πᾶσαν κακίαν, καὶ πάντα δόλον, καὶ ὑποκρίσεις, καὶ φθόνους, καὶ πάσας καταλαλιάς 1 What does it mean to **Rid yourselves** of these evil traits of the flesh?
2:2 r2ak basic,interpret ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε 1 Why do you think Peter compares desire for our desire for **spiritual** things to the desire of **newborn babies** for **milk**?
2:2 duy9 basic,interpret λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα 1 What do you think is the **pure spiritual milk** that believers should crave?
2:2 l032 basic,observe ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε εἰς σωτηρίαν 1 Here **so that** indicates the result of craving pure spiritual milk. What is that result?
2:3 l033 basic,observe εἰ ἐγεύσασθε ὅτι χρηστὸς ὁ Κύριος 1 Here Peter states what should cause believers to crave pure spiritual milk. What should do cause that to happen?
2:4-5 cda2 basic,interpret λίθον ζῶντα & καὶ αὐτοὶ ὡς λίθοι ζῶντες οἰκοδομεῖσθε, οἶκος πνευματικὸς 1 Peter’s Jewish readers would have honored the Jerusalem, temple, and his Gentile readers would have been excluded from it. How might both groups have reacted to being made **living stones**that **are being built into a spiritual house**?
2:5 z1xr basic,interpret οἶκος πνευματικὸς, εἰς ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον 1 What is the significance of Peter changing the image from believers being **a spiritual house** to saying they are **a holy priesthood**?
2:5 pn2a basic,observe εἰς ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον ἀνενέγκαι πνευματικὰς θυσίας εὐπροσδέκτους Θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 What task are believers to do as **a holy priesthood**?
2:5 lx3p basic,interpret ἀνενέγκαι πνευματικὰς θυσίας 1 What do you think are the **spiritual sacrifices** that we are to offer to God?
2:6 v9w2 basic,interpret διότι περιέχει ἐν Γραφῇ: ἰδοὺ, τίθημι ἐν Σιὼν λίθον, ἀκρογωνιαῖον ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον 1 How is the identity of Jesus as the living **cornerstone** different from the identity of believers as living stones?
2:6 l035 basic,interpret ἰδοὺ, τίθημι ἐν Σιὼν λίθον, ἀκρογωνιαῖον ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον 1 **Zion** refers to Jerusalem. What important Jewish building in Jerusalem was Peter alluding to when he refers to Christ as the cornerstone?
2:6 rl4c basic,observe καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπ’ αὐτῷ, οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ 1 What will never happen to a person **who believe in** Jesus?
2:7 l038 basic,observe ὑμῖν οὖν ἡ τιμὴ, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν; ἀπιστοῦσιν δὲ, λίθος ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας 1 How do believers and unbelievers view Jesus the cornerstone in different ways?
2:7 tzh2 basic,interpret λίθος ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας 1 How significant is it that Jesus as **The stone the builders rejected** has been made by God to become **the cornerstone**?
2:8 l040 basic,interpret λίθος προσκόμματος, καὶ πέτρα σκανδάλου 1 In what way has Jesus as the cornerstone also become **A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense** to those who do not believe in him?
2:8 w9tm basic,observe οἳ προσκόπτουσιν τῷ λόγῳ ἀπειθοῦντες, εἰς ὃ καὶ ἐτέθησαν 1 According to Peter, what is the reason the unbelievers **stumble** over Jesus the cornerstone?
2:9 i7h4 basic,interpret ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν, βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἔθνος ἅγιον, λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν 1 Peter’s readers were believing Jews who had been scattered from their home countries. How do you think they responded to Peter’s description of them as **a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession**?
2:9 bp2n basic,interpret βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα 1 How is it that these average Jewish believers are **a royal priesthood**?
2:9 jmq9 basic,observe ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε, τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος, εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς 1 What was the purpose for which God chose these believers?
2:9 l042 basic,interpret ἐκ σκότους & εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς 1 What was the **darkness** from which they were called, and the **marvelous light** into which they were called?
2:10 ytx7 basic,observe οἵ ποτε οὐ λαὸς, νῦν δὲ λαὸς Θεοῦ; οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι, νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες 1 The Gentiles among Peter’s readers were alienated from God before they believed. How has their status changed now that they have believed in Christ?
2:11 d3rx basic,observe ἀγαπητοί 1 How does Peter address his readers in this section?
2:11 a3eb basic,interpret παρακαλῶ ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους 1 Peter addressed his readers as exiles in 1:1 because they scattered by religious persecution. How were they also spiritual **foreigners and exiles** in this world?
2:11 l044 basic,observe παρακαλῶ & ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν 1 From what does Peter urge his reader to **abstain**?
2:11 fi5q basic,observe ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς 1 What is the reason that the readers should **abstain from fleshly desires**?
2:11 l045 basic,interpret τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς 1 In what way do you think **the desires of the flesh** **war against** a believer’s **soul**?
2:12 l046 basic,observe τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν 1 How should believers conduct themselves among unbelieving **Gentiles**?
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2:12 ip26 basic,observe τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν, ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν 1 If the believers live with **honor**, will that prevent unbelieving **Gentiles** from slandering them?
1:12 z74z basic,observe 1
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2:12 l049 basic,observe ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες, δοξάσωσιν τὸν Θεὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς 1 What will the honorable lives of believers force unbelievers to do **on the day** God **visits us**?
2:12 l050 basic,interpret ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς 1 To what event is Peter alluding when he speak of **the day He visits us**?
2:13-14 l051 basic,observe ὑποτάγητε πάσῃ ἀνθρωπίνῃ κτίσει διὰ τὸν Κύριον; εἴτε βασιλεῖ ὡς ὑπερέχοντι, & εἴτε ἡγεμόσιν 1 To what secular authorities are believers to submit?
2:13 l053 basic,observe διὰ τὸν Κύριον 1 What is the reason believers should submit to secular autorities?
2:14 q516 basic,observe ὡς δι’ αὐτοῦ πεμπομένοις, εἰς ἐκδίκησιν κακοποιῶν, ἔπαινον δὲ ἀγαθοποιῶν 1 What role has God given to secular authorities?
2:15 l054 basic,observe ὅτι οὕτως ἐστὶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀγαθοποιοῦντας φιμοῦν τὴν τῶν ἀφρόνων ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν 1 What does God want us to accomplish **by doing good**?
2:15 cf3b basic,interpret ἀγαθοποιοῦντας φιμοῦν τὴν τῶν ἀφρόνων ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν 1 When Peter says **by doing good** they will **silence the ignorance of foolish men**, do you think he was referring back to verse 12?
2:16 fqt7 basic,interpet ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν 1 How might a person use their **freedom as a cover-up for evil**?
2:16 l055 basic,observe ὡς ἐλεύθεροι & ἀλλ’ ὡς Θεοῦ δοῦλοι 1 How is it possible for a believer to both live **in freedom** and **as servants of God** at the same time?
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