# Outline of the First Letter of Saint Peter 1\. Opening Address (**1:1-2)** 2\. Dignity of the Christian Vocation (**1:3-2:10)** A. New Birth in Christ (1:3-9) B. Testimony of the Prophets (1:10-12) C. Be Holy Yourselves (1:13-2:3) D. Christ the Living Stone (2:4-10) 3\. Duties of the Christian Life (**2:11-3:12)** A. Civil Duties of the Saints (2:11-17) B. Suffering like Christ (2:18-25) C. Household Duties of the Saints (3:1-7) D. Moral Duties of the Saints (3:8-12) 4\. Difficulties of Christian Persecution (**3:13-5:11)** A. Conduct during Persecution (3:13-22) B. Living for the Last Days (4:1-11) C. Suffering and Christian Glory (4:12-19) D. Shepherds and the Flock (5:1-5) E. Humility and Vigilance (5:6-11) 5\. Closing Benediction (**5:12-14)** THE FIRST LETTER OF ## Saint Peter --- > Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, *The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament*, Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2010).