1 Peter

1. Authorship and salutation  (1:1-25)
   1. Thanksgiving  (1:3-4)
      1. For the new birth and a fourfold inheritance (Acts 26:18; Rom. 8:17; Eph. 1:11)  (1:3-4)
   2. For preservation unto final salvation (Mt. 10:22; Rom. 8:24)  (1:5)
   100. For perfection of faith through sufferings (1 Pet. 5:9-10)  (1:6-7)
   4. For present unspeakable joy and salvation (1 Pet. 1:18-23)  (1:8-9)
   5. For the fullness of salvation predicted by prophets and enquired of by angels  (1:10-12)
   6. Exhortations in view of the fullness of salvation (1 Pet. 1:13-2:10)  (1:13-17)
      1. Seven commands  (1:13-17)
   7. How men are not redeemed  (1:18)
   8. How men are born again  (1:19-20)
      1. By faith in the blood of Jesus Christ (Mt. 26:28; Rom. 3:24; 5:9; Eph. 1:7; 2:13; Heb. 9:14; 10:1-19; 1 Jn. 1:7; Rev. 1:5)  (1:19-20)
   1. By faith in God through Christ (Eph. 2:8-9; Heb. 12:2)  (1:21)
   10. By the Holy Spirit (Jn. 3:1-5; 16:7-11; Rom. 8:1-16; Eph. 2:18)  (1:22)
   11. By the word of God (Jn. 3:5; 15:3; Rom. 1:16; Eph. 5:26; Jas. 1:18)  (1:23)
   50. Eternity of the gospel (Ps. 119:89; Mt. 24:35)  (1:24-25)
2. Five things that will stop spiritual growth (Rom. 8:13)  (2:1-25)
   1. How to grow spiritually (Rom. 10:17; Eph. 4:11-16; 2 Pet. 1:5-11)  (2:2)
   2. What Christ is to believers (1 Pet. 2:6; 1 Cor. 1:30; Eph. 2:14; 5:25-33)  (2:3-4)
   100. What believers are to God (1 Pet. 2:9; Eph. 2:19-22; 2 Cor. 6:16-18)  (2:5)
   4. What Christ is to believers (1 Pet. 2:3; Heb. 4:14-16; 9:15; 12:2)  (2:6)
   5. What Christ is to sinners (Acts 17:31; Rev. 20:11-15)  (2:7-8)
   6. What believers are to God (1 Pet. 2:5; Tit. 2:14; Phil. 2:15; Rev. 1:6)  (2:9-10)
   7. Christian relationship to others (1 Pet. 2:11 - 3:13)  (2:11-12)
      1. To sinners (2 Cor. 6:14-18)  (2:11-12)
   8. To rulers (Rom. 13; 1 Tim. 2:1-2)  (2:13-17)
   1. To masters (Eph. 6:5)  (2:18-20)
   10. Christ an example of suffering wrongfully (1 Pet. 3:17; Mt. 5:38)  (2:21-25)
3. Wives to husbands (Eph. 5:22)  (3:1-22)
   1. Husbands to wives (Eph. 5:25)  (3:7)
   2. Relationship of Christian brethren; fourteen commands  (3:8-13)
   100. Christian suffering (1 Pet. 3:14 - 4:19)  (3:14-16)
        1. Suffering for righteousness and its result  (3:14-16)
   4. God's will and Christ's example in suffering (1 Pet. 2:21-25)  (3:17-18)
   5. Christ's descent to Tartarus (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6-7; Eph. 4:7-11; Col. 2:14-17; Rev. 1:18; Ps. 16:10)  (3:19-20)
   6. Water baptism a symbol and does not put away the filth of the flesh of Gal. 5:19-21; 2 Cor. 7:1; Col. 2:11, etc.  (3:21)
   7. Christ exalted over all His enemies and all spirit beings (Eph. 1:20-23; Phil. 2:9-11; Col. 1:16-18)  (3:22)
4. Christians are to suffer and cease from sin (Rom. 8:13; Gal. 5:24; Col. 3:5-10)  (4:1-19)
   1. Seven sins of the old life (Rom. 1:29-32; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 2:1-3; Col. 3:5-10)  (4:3-4)
   2. All men are to be judged (Acts 17:31; Rom. 2;16; 14:10; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-15)  (4:5-6)
   100. Four commands in view of judgment  (4:7-9)
   4. Concerning spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:1, refs.)  (4:10-11)
   5. Four things Christians are to suffer, things they are not to suffer, and four things to do in suffering  (4:12-16)
   6. Present and future judgments and how to escape punishment  (4:17-19)
5. Fourteen commands to Christians (1 Pet. 5:1-11)  (5:1-14)
   1. Seven to Pastors (1 Tim. 3; Tit. 1)  (5:1-4)
   2. Seven commands to all Christians  (5:5-9)
   100. Conclusion and benediction  (5:10-14)