Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2

122 catchwords1454 parallels

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1 Peter 2 . 1 , He exhorts them from the breach of charity; 1 Peter 2 . 4 , shewing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they are built; 1 Peter 2 . 11 , He beseeches them also to abstain from fleshly lusts; 1 Peter 2 . 13 , to be obedient to magistrates; 1 Peter 2 . 18 , and teaches servants how to obey their masters; 1 Peter 2 . 20 , patiently suffering for well doing , after the example of Christ.

1 Peter 2:1

Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

1 Peter 2:1 · BSB

Wherefore1 parallel

laying11 parallels

malice5 parallels

guile7 parallels

hypocrisies10 parallels

envies17 parallels

all evil6 parallels

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1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

1 Peter 2:2 · BSB

newborn6 parallels

the sincere4 parallels

grow11 parallels

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1 Peter 2:3

now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

1 Peter 2:3 · BSB

the whole verse7 parallels

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1 Peter 2:4

As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God's sight,

1 Peter 2:4 · BSB

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a living8 parallels

stone5 parallels

disallowed11 parallels

chosen2 parallels

precious5 parallels

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1 Peter 2:5

you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:5 · BSB

also6 parallels

an holy6 parallels

spiritual11 parallels

acceptable4 parallels

Reciprocal86 parallels

are built or , be ye built

1 Peter 2:6

For it stands in Scripture: "See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame."

1 Peter 2:6 · BSB

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1 Peter 2:7

To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

1 Peter 2:7 · BSB

you7 parallels

precious2 parallels

or , an honour

which be7 parallels

the stone8 parallels

the head2 parallels

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1 Peter 2:8

and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.

1 Peter 2:8 · BSB

a stone7 parallels

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1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:9 · BSB

a chosen7 parallels

a royal7 parallels

an holy5 parallels

peculiar8 parallels

or , purchased

show8 parallels

who11 parallels

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praises or , virtues

1 Peter 2:10

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

1 Peter 2:10 · BSB

were4 parallels

obtained7 parallels

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1 Peter 2:11

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

1 Peter 2:11 · BSB

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abstain11 parallels

war7 parallels

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1 Peter 2:12

Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

1 Peter 2:12 · BSB

your conversation11 parallels

honest8 parallels

among4 parallels

that10 parallels

they may3 parallels

glorify4 parallels

the day3 parallels

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whereas or , wherein

1 Peter 2:13

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

1 Peter 2:13 · BSB

the whole verse13 parallels

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1 Peter 2:14

or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

1 Peter 2:14 · BSB

for the punishment2 parallels

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1 Peter 2:15

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

1 Peter 2:15 · BSB

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with4 parallels

the ignorance3 parallels

foolish10 parallels

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1 Peter 2:16

Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

1 Peter 2:16 · BSB

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and1 parallel

a cloak3 parallels

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using Gr. having

1 Peter 2:17

Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

1 Peter 2:17 · BSB

Honour8 parallels

or , Esteem

Love4 parallels

Fear12 parallels

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1 Peter 2:18

Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.

1 Peter 2:18 · BSB

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the good4 parallels

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1 Peter 2:19

For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.

1 Peter 2:19 · BSB

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thankworthy4 parallels

or , thank

for conscience5 parallels

suffering5 parallels

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1 Peter 2:20

How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

1 Peter 2:20 · BSB

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buffeted3 parallels

when1 parallel

this5 parallels

acceptable2 parallels

or , thank

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1 Peter 2:21

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

1 Peter 2:21 · BSB

even13 parallels

because6 parallels

for us1 parallel

Some read , for you

leaving9 parallels

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1 Peter 2:22

“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

1 Peter 2:22 · BSB

did15 parallels

guile2 parallels

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1 Peter 2:23

When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

1 Peter 2:23 · BSB

when he was15 parallels

threatened3 parallels

but7 parallels

judgeth8 parallels

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himself or , his cause

1 Peter 2:24

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

1 Peter 2:24 · BSB

his own self10 parallels

the tree6 parallels

being10 parallels

live11 parallels

by5 parallels

healed4 parallels

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on or , to

1 Peter 2:25

For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

1 Peter 2:25 · BSB

ye7 parallels

the Shepherd13 parallels

Bishop2 parallels

Reciprocal20 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web48 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations 1 Peter 2:22 → Isaiah 53:9, 1 Peter 2:24 → Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24-25 → Isaiah 53:6, 1 Peter 2:6 → Isaiah 28:16, 1 Peter 2:7 → Psalms 118:22, 1 Peter 2:8 → Isaiah 8:14, 1 Peter 2:9 → Exodus 19:6
Allusions 1 Peter 2:11 → Genesis 23:4, 1 Peter 2:3 → Psalms 34:8, 1 Peter 2:5 → Exodus 19:6, 1 Peter 2:9 → Deuteronomy 14:2
Trajectories
Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline), Brazen Pillars - Jachin and Boaz (Stability and Strength), Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration), Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography), Church as Israel (New Covenant People), Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Cyrus (Gentile Deliverer), David (The King After God's Own Heart), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Ephod (High Priest's Garment of Representation), Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession), Holy Places (Access to God's Presence), Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger), Israel (Corporate New-Adam), Jephthah (Rejected Then Exalted), Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage), Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation, Levitical Cities (Priestly Geography), Meat-Offering (Tribute and Thanksgiving), Nazirite Vow (Separation unto God), New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice), Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory), +9 more
Longitudinal Themes
Holiness, Mediation
Chiasms
Shaped 1 Peter 2:1–17, 1 Peter 2:18–25
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