1Pe 2:11-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Pet 2:11-12: 2:11-12 These verses are transitional. They can be viewed as the finale to the first section of the letter or as the opening statement of the second section of the letter. They enunciate the letter’s central theme: Christians living in hostile territory need to live out the principles of the Good News so that they can win other people to the Lord. 2:11 “temporary residents and foreigners”: Believers belong not to this world but to the Kingdom of Heaven (see 1:1 , 17 ).

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‏ 1 Peter 2:11-12

Summary for 1Pet 2:11-12: 2:11-12 ^a These verses are transitional. They can be viewed as the finale to the first section of the letter or as the opening statement of the second section of the letter. They enunciate the letter’s central theme: Christians living in hostile territory need to live out the principles of the Good News so that they can win other people to the Lord. 2:11 ^b “temporary residents and foreigners”: Believers belong not to this world but to the Kingdom of Heaven (see 1:1 ^c, 17 ^d).
2:12 ^e when he judges the world (or on the day of visitation): The phrase day of visitation is used in the Greek Old Testament to describe the time when God will visit his enemies to judge them (Isa 10:3 ^f; Jer 6:15 ^g).