[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Bǐdé Qiánshū ((Bǐdé Peter’s 彼得) (Qián·shū Earlier · {Writing → [Letter]} 前书 前書) → [1 Peter]) 2 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 … 2 Yào ({(you) must} 要) xiàng (as 像/象) gāng (just 刚 剛) chūshēng (chū·shēng {had coming out of} · {being born} → [were born] 出生) de (’s 的) yīng’ér (yīng’·ér infant · children 婴儿 嬰兒) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · kind → [the same] 一样 一樣), duì (towards 对 對) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor’s → [God’s]} → [God’s] 上帝) huàyǔ (word’s 话语 話語) chúnjìng (chún·jìng pure · clean 纯净 純凈/淨) de (’s 的) nǎi (milk 奶 奶/嬭/妳) yǎngchéng (yǎng·chéng cultivate · {to completion} 养成 養成) kěqiú (kě·qiú thirstily · seeking 渴求) de (’s 的) tàidu (tài·du state · degree → [attitude] 态度 態度), shǐ ({to cause} 使) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) néng ({to be able} 能) kào ({leaning on} → [relying on] 靠) tā (it 它) chéngzhǎng (chéng·zhǎng {to become} · {grown up} → [to grow to maturity] 成长 成長), zuìzhōng (zuì·zhōng most · {(in the) end} → [in the end] 最终 最終) déjiù (dé·jiù {to get} · saved 得救). …

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📖 📄 📘 … 12 Zài (in 在) lièguó (liè·guó {series of} · nations 列国 列國) de (’ 的) rén (people 人) dāngzhōng (dāng·zhōng in · among 当中 當中), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yào (must 要) pǐnxíng (pǐn·xíng (in) {product → [character]} · {walking → [conduct]} 品行) duānzhèng (duān·zhèng {be upright} · {be proper} 端正). Zhèyàng (Zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣), jiùsuàn (jiù·suàn {even if} · {figuring → [considering]} 就算) tāmen (tā·men he/she · [pl] → [they] 他们 他們) zhǐkòng (zhǐ·kòng {(point at with) finger → [point at]} · accuse 指控) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zuò’è (zuò’·è (about) doing · evil 作恶 作惡), yě ((they) also 也) néng ({would be able} 能) qīnyǎn (qīn·yǎn {intimate → [with their own]} · eyes 亲眼 親眼) kànjian (kàn·jian {to look at} · {to be seeing} → [to see] 看见 看見) nǐmen de ((nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) (de ’s 的) → [your]) hǎo (good 好) xíngwéi (xíng·wéi {walkings → [doings]} · doings → [deeds] 行为 行為), jiéguǒ (jié·guǒ {tied (into a knot) → [formed]} · fruit → [as a result] 结果 結果) zài (on 在) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) shěnchá (shěn·chá examines · inspects 审察 審察) de (’ 的) rìzi (rì·zi {sun → [day]} · [suf for nouns] 日子) bǎ (hold 把) róngyào (róng·yào glory · {being bright → [glory]} → [glory] 荣耀 榮耀) guīyú (guī·yú {to be turned over} · to 归于 歸於) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝).

📖 📄 📘 … 16 Nǐmen yào zuò zìyóurén. Kěshì, jíshǐ xiǎngyǒu zìyóu, yě búyào yòng zìyóu yǎnshì èshì, dàoyào zuò Shàngdì de (’s 的) núlì. 17 Yào ((you) must 要) zūnzhòng (zūn·zhòng honour · {(view/treat as) weighty} 尊重) gèzhǒng (gè·zhǒng each · kind 各种 各種)‐gèyàng (gè·yàng each · type 各样 各樣) de (’s 的) rén (men 人), ài (love 爱 愛) zhěnggè (zhěng·gè whole · [mw] 整个 整個) dìxiong (dì·xiong {younger brothers} · {elder brothers} → [brothers] 弟兄) tuántǐ (tuán·tǐ {(thing) rolled into a ball → [organization]} · body → [organization] 团体 團體), jìngwèi (jìng·wèi respect · fear 敬畏) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝), zūnzhòng (zūn·zhòng honour · {(view/treat as) weighty} 尊重) jūnwáng (jūn·wáng monarch · king 君王).

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📖 📄 📘 21 Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) shòu (receiving 受) hūzhào (hū·zhào {breathing out → [calling]} · {summoning} 呼召) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · were 就是) yào ({to be required} 要) zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣) zuò ({to act} 做), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Jīdū (Christ 基督) yě (even 也) wèi (for 为 為/爲) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) shòuguo (shòu·guo receiving · passed → [received] 受过 受過) kǔ ({being bitter → [suffering]} 苦), gěi (giving 给 給) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) liúxia (liú·xia {leaving behind of} · down 留下 留/畱下) bǎngyàng (bǎng·yàng {(from) list of successful candidates} · model → [good example] 榜样 榜樣), ràng (allowing 让 讓) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) jǐnjǐn (jǐn·jǐn {being tight} · {being tight} → [closely] 紧紧 緊緊) gēnsuí ({to follow} 跟随 跟隨) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) jiǎobù (jiǎo·bù foot·steps 脚步 腳步). …