1

• Greetings (1, 2)

• A new birth to a living hope (3-12)

• Be holy as obedient children (13-25)

2

• Form a longing for the word (1-3)

• Living stones built into a spiritual house (4-10)

• Living as foreigners in the world (11, 12)

• Proper subjection (13-25)

  • Christ, a model for us (21)

3

• Wives and husbands (1-7)

• Show fellow feeling; seek peace (8-12)

• Suffering for righteousness’ sake (13-22)

  • Be ready to defend your hope (15)

  • Baptism and a good conscience (21)

4

• Live for God’s will, as Christ did (1-6)

• End of all things has drawn close (7-11)

• Suffering as a Christian (12-19)

5

• Shepherd the flock of God (1-4)

• Be humble and watchful (5-11)

  • Throw all anxiety on God (7)

  • Devil is like a roaring lion (8)

• Concluding words (12-14)