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 chosen sojourners of the dispersion of 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.
according to [the] foreknowledge of God the Father, by [the] sanctification of the Spirit, to [the] obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you!
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 [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness begot us again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ out of the dead,
4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
to an incorruptible inheritance, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved for you in the heavens,
5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, to 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 are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in various trials,
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.
so that the proof of your faith—much more precious than gold that is perishing, and being approved through fire—may be found to [result in] 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, having not seen, you love, in whom, now believing [although] not seeing, you are glad with unspeakable joy and have been filled with glory,
9 now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
receiving the outcome of the faith—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 sought out and searched out, who prophesied concerning the grace toward you,
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.
searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was signifying, testifying beforehand of the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these,
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 to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who proclaimed good news to you), by the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, to which things messengers desire to look into intently.
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.
For this reason, having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly on the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
14 As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior,
16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
because it has been written: “Become holy, because 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 if you call on the Father, who is judging without favoritism according to the work of each, pass the time of your sojourn 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,
having known that, not with corruptible things—silver or gold—were you redeemed from your foolish behavior inherited from our forefathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted—Christ’s—
20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and revealed in the last times because of 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 believe in God who raised [Him] out of the dead, and gave glory to Him, so that your faith and hope may 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 the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to unhypocritical brotherly love, love one another earnestly out of a pure heart,
23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (aiōn g165)
being begotten again, not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through a word of God—living and remaining—throughout the age; (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,
because all flesh [is] as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; the grass withered, and the flower of it fell away,
