1 Peter related passages

Within the Bible

• Previous: James called for a faith that works; 1 Peter encourages suffering believers with a living hope.
• Next: 2 Peter warns against false teachers and affirms Christ’s certain return.
• Thematic Connections:
  • Isaiah 53 - The suffering Servant who bore our sins, quoted in 1 Peter 2:22-25.
  • Psalm 34 - “Keep your tongue from evil... seek peace,” cited in 1 Peter 3:10-12.
  • Leviticus 19:2 - “You shall be holy, for I am holy,” behind the call to holiness.

Cross-Testament Connections

First Peter presents Christ as the fulfillment of Old Testament hope:

• The suffering Servant: Jesus bore our sins and healed us by His wounds, fulfilling Isaiah 53 (1 Peter 2:22-25; Isaiah 53:5-9).
• The Passover lamb: Christ’s precious blood redeems, fulfilling the spotless lamb (1 Peter 1:19; Exodus 12:5; John 1:29).
• The living stone and cornerstone: Jesus fulfills the prophecies of the rejected but precious stone (1 Peter 2:6-8; Isaiah 28:16; Psalm 118:22).
• A holy people and royal priesthood: The church fulfills Israel’s calling to be God’s treasured, priestly nation (1 Peter 2:9; Exodus 19:5-6; Isaiah 43:20-21).