1:1-1:2 • Salutation
1:3-1:12 • A Living Hope
1:13-1:25 • A Call to Holy Living
2:1-2:10 • The Living Stone and a Chosen People
2:11-2:17 • Live as Servants of God
2:18-2:25 • The Example of Christ's Suffering
3:1-3:7 • Wives and Husbands
3:8-3:22 • Suffering for Doing Right
4:1-4:11 • Good Stewards of God's Grace
4:12-4:19 • Suffering as a Christian
5:1-5:11 • Tending the Flock of God
5:12-5:14 • Final Greetings and Benediction