1 peter outline

1. A Greeting from Peter (1:1-2)

2. A Living Hope: A Song of Praise (1:3-12)

3. A Call to Holiness (1:13-21)

4. The Enduring Word (1:22-25)

5. The Living Stone and Chosen People (2:1-12)

6. Submission to Authority (2:13-3:7)

a. Governments and Masters (2:13-20)

b. Christ’s Example of Suffering (2:21-25)

c. Wives and Husbands (3:1-7)

7. Turning from Evil (3:8-13)

8. Holy Living while Suffering (3:14-4:19)

a. Suffering for Righteousness (3:14-22)

b. Living for God’s Glory (4:1-11)

c. Suffering as Christians (4:12-19)

9. Instruction to Elders (5:1-4)

10. Cast Your Cares on Him (5:5-9)

11. Benediction and Farewell (5:10-14)