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1 Peter and Jesus #3
1 Peter and Jesus #3 – There are many hints within this epistle of Peter’s walk with Jesus. Without going into details, just see how memorable Peter’s last days as recorded in John 20-21 are as they find echoes in 1 Peter 1:
• Phaneroo 1 Peter 1:20; 5:4; John 21:1,4
• Resurrection of Jesus – 1 Peter 1:3,21; John 20:1
• Not seeing but Believing – 1 Peter 1:8; John 20:8,29
• Phileo and agape in same context – 1 Peter 1:22; John 21:15-17
• Lambs and the Lamb – 1 Peter 1:19 (amnos); John 21:15 (arnion)
• Girding – 1 Peter 1:13 (anazōnnumi); John 21:18 (zōnnumi)
• Not understanding prophecy – 1 Peter 1:10-12 ; John 20:9
• God as Father of Jesus and Us – 1 Peter 1:3,17; John 20:17
• Peace to people – 1 Peter 1:2; 5:14; John 20:19,21,26
• The Holy Spirit – 1 Peter 1:11-12 ; John 20:22
• Jesus Christ – 1 Peter 1:1; John 20:31
• Persecution – 1 Peter 1:6; John 20:25,27
Whether purposeful or incidental, whether conscious or unconsciously, all this is found just in one chapter.
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