For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} an example, that you should follow his steps,
The use of the word "also" creates a close tie between Christians who suffer and the Savior who "also" suffered. He did not expect more of us than He himself was willing to suffer. The bondservant is not greater than his Lord (John 5:30). Christ suffered for us. His sufferings were both expiatory and unjust (Philippians 1:29). The suffering of Christians Peter addresses were simply unjust. And, too, Jesus suffered in a greater way than we are ever going to suffer.