Passage Research
1 Peter 2 — Sermon Preparation
God's people are described as a chosen race and royal priesthood, called to honorable conduct and submission to every human institution. Below is a research summary for 1 Peter 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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1 Peter 2 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| λίθος | líthos | G3037 | 5 | stone |
| πάσχω | páschō | G3958 | 4 | feel, passion, suffer, vex |
| ἱεράτευμα | hieráteuma | G2406 | 2 | priesthood |
| κακοποιός | kakopoiós | G2555 | 2 | evil-doer, malefactor |
| ἔντιμος | éntimos | G1784 | 2 | dear, more honourable, precious, in reputation |
| ζάω | záō | G2198 | 3 | life, live, quick |
| λαός | laós | G2992 | 3 | people |
How preachers through history handled this text
56 public-domain excerpts on 1 Peter 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Evil-speaking is a sign of malice and guile in the heart; and hinders our profiting by the word of God. A new life needs suitable food. Infants desire milk, and make the best endeavours for it which they are able to do; such must be a Christian's desires after the word of God. Our Lord Jesus Christ is very merciful to us miserable sinners; and he has a fulness of grace. But even the best of God's servants, in this life, have only a taste of the consolations of God. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Peter 2:1–10 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Zion— 1 Pet 2:6
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