1. 1 Peter 3:13–17 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

An outline of 1 Peter 3:13–17

1 Peter 3:13–17 (ESV)

13 Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

1 Peter 3:13–17 contains a single thread of thought, making it difficult to subdivide. A possible division might be to see in 1 Peter 3:13–15a an internal focus (one's attitude in the face of suffering) and in 1 Peter 3:15b–1 Peter 3:16 an external focus (interacting with oppressors’ feedback). 1 Peter 3:17 is a wisdom saying undergirding the argument of the paragraph.