1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the choice sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the setting apart of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
according to a foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied!
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has given us another birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,
Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead,
4 into an imperishable and undefiled and unfading inheritance, already reserved in the heavens for you,
to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in the heavens for you,
5 who are being guarded by the power of God through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
6 You should be overjoyed about this, even if just now, briefly, of necessity, you have been distressed by a variety of trials,
in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,
7 so that the demonstrated genuineness of your faith (much more precious than gold that perishes, albeit tested through fire) may translate into praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ
that the proof of your faith — much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved — may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
8 —whom not having understood you love, into whom believing (not yet seeing) you exult with joy inexpressible, already glorified,
whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,
9 obtaining for yourselves the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
receiving the end of your faith — salvation of souls;
10 Concerning this salvation the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and inquired diligently,
concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy,
11 investigating into whom, or what sort of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating as He testified beforehand the sufferings that would be inflicted on Christ and the glories that would follow them.
searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was manifesting, testifying beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these,
12 It was revealed to them that they were not ministering these things to themselves, but to you; which things have now been announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things that angels really desire to look into.
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 did proclaim good news to you, ) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.
13 Therefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, staying sober, rest your hope fully upon the grace being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ—
Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
14 as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts as in your ignorance,
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
15 but just as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your way of life,
but according as He who did call you [is] holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,
16 because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
because it hath been written, 'Become ye holy, because I am holy;'
17 Also, since you invoke as Father the One who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves during the time of your sojourn here in fear,
and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,
18 knowing that it was not with perishable things (silver or gold) that you were redeemed from the futile way of life handed down by your forefathers,
having known that, not with corruptible things — silver or gold — were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a faultless and pure lamb;
but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted — Christ's —
20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake,
foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you,
21 who through Him are believing into God, who raised Him out from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are into God.
who through him do believe in God, who did raise out of the dead, and glory to him did give, so that your faith and hope may be in God.
22 Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit, resulting in sincere brotherly love, you must love one another fervently from a pure heart,
Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,
23 having been begotten again, not from a corruptible seed but an incorruptible, through the living Word of God that remains valid forever. (aiōn g165)
being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God — living and remaining — to the age; (aiōn g165)
24 For: “All flesh is as grass, and all man's glory as flower of grass. The grass withers and its flower falls off, but the Lord's word endures forever.”
because all flesh [is] as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away,
