Believers are not to fear those who are against them; rather, they must set Christ apart as supreme in their hearts with holy fear so that they are always ready to testify to the hope that he alone gives. (1 Peter 3:13–17)

Believers are blessed to suffer with Christ and to respond with a fearless, Christ-honoring hope. Peter’s aim is for his readers to be ready to give a defense for why they are trusting in Jesus. (1 Peter 3:13–17)

Christ's example is the fuel for believers to endure an uncertain future and suffering by refreshing their souls in the suffering and victory of Jesus Christ as their hope. (1 Peter 3:18–22)

Christians are those who show family love to those in the church and they obtain eternal blessing by offering those outside the church blessing rather than retaliation. (1 Peter 3:8–12)

1 Peter 3:13–17

Peter serves the embattled believers in the churches of Asia Minor (along with us) in the realm of relational challenges, calling all of us to be transformed people in mind, affection, and action—returning a blessing to those who do evil to us as we...

1 Peter 3:1–7

Christian wives and husbands are to hope in God, and reflect that hope in a God-honoring marriages. (1 Peter 3:1–7)

1 Peter 3:8–12

Christians glorify God in the social sphere when they respectfully submit to authority and even endure sorrow and suffering because they are mindful of God. (1 Peter 2:18–25)