1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners that are dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, in order to obedience, and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: grace be to you, and peace be multiplied.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, has, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, regenerated us for a living hope
4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
in respect to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for us,
5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
who are kept secure by the power of God through faith, to a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time:
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
in which you rejoice, though now for a little while, since it is needful, you are in sorrow under various temptations;
7 so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
that your faith, when proved, being much more precious than gold, which perishes though it be tried by fire, may be found to be for praise and honor and glory, at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
whom, though you have not seen him, yet you love; on whom not now looking, but believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable, and full of glory,
9 now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
Concerning which salvation the prophets that prophesied of the grace that should be for you, did inquire, and search diligently,
11 trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
inquiring what things, and what time, the Spirit of Christ that was in them did signify, when it testified, beforehand, the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them;
12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
to whom it was revealed, that, not for themselves, but for us, they ministered the things that are now preached to you by those who have made known to you the gospel, through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; into which things angels desire to look.
13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Wherefore, gird up the loins of your mind; be watchful, and hope constantly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
14 As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires which you formerly had in your ignorance;
15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
but as he who has called you is holy, so be you holy in all your behavior:
16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
because it is written, Be you holy, for I am holy.
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
And since you call on the Father, who, without respect of persons, judges according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
because you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without spot and blemish,
20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
who was indeed foreordained before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you,
21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
who through him do believe in God who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
Having purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, to unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another with a pure heart fervently,
23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (aiōn g165)
having been begotten again, not with corruptible seed, but with incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever. (aiōn g165)
24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass; the grass withers, and its flower fails away:
