Therefore, {when you have prepared your minds for action} [by] being self-controlled, put your hope completely in the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

for it is written, "You will be holy, because I [am] holy."

For it stands in scripture, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen [and] precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame."

For the will of God is as follows: [by] doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

Husbands, in the same way live with [your wives] {knowledgeably}, as with the weaker female vessel, showing [them] honor as fellow heirs also of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

And who [is] the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good?

in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for the will of God.

They will give an account to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

If anyone speaks, [let it be] as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, [let it be] as by the strength that God provides, so that in all [things] God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power {forever and ever}. Amen.

For [it is] the time for the judgment to begin out from the household of God. But if [it begins] out from us first, what will be the outcome for those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

And if the righteous are saved with difficulty, {what will become of the ungodly and the sinner}?

So then also those who suffer according to the will of God must entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.

And [when] the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, [after you] have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, [and] establish [you].