1Pe 2:23 | NET2full | STEP | When he was maligned , he did not answer back ; when he suffered , he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly .

‏ 1 Peter 2:23

23 When he was maligned, he ^{▼▼tn Grk “who being maligned,” continuing the reference to Christ. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.} did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened ^{▼▼tn Grk “he did not threaten, but.”} no retaliation, ^{▼▼sn An allusion to Isa 53:7.} but committed himself to God ^{▼▼tn Grk “to the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} who judges justly.