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23 When he was maligned, he[a] did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened[b] no retaliation,[c] but committed himself to God[d] who judges justly.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:23 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.
  2. 1 Peter 2:23 tn Grk “he did not threaten, but.”
  3. 1 Peter 2:23 sn An allusion to Isa 53:7.
  4. 1 Peter 2:23 tn Grk “to the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.