because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.

Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the Emperor as the supreme authority

For it brings favor if, mindful of God’s will, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly.

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

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and His ears are open to their request.
But the face of the Lord is against
those who do what is evil.

Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, equip yourselves also with the same resolve—because the one who suffered in the flesh has finished with sin—

If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.

casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.