1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.
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, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again to a lively hope by 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 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you,
to an incorruptible inheritance, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved for you in the heavens,
5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation 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 Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, you are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
in which you are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in various trials,
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found to praise and honor and glory at the appearing 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 Whom having not seen, you love; in whom, though now you see him not, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
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 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
receiving the outcome of the faith—salvation of your souls;
10 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come to you:
concerning which salvation [the] prophets sought out and searched out, who prophesied concerning the grace toward you,
11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should 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 To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they did minister the things, which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels 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 proclaimed good news to you), by the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, to which things messengers desire to look into intently.
13 Why gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to 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, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
15 But as he which has called you is holy, so be you holy in all manner of conversation;
but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior,
16 Because it is written, Be you holy; for I am holy.
because it has been written: “Become holy, because I am holy”;
17 And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
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 as much as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
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, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted—Christ’s—
20 Who truly was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and revealed in the last times because of you,
21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be 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 Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:
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 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and stays for ever. (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 as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass wither, and the flower thereof falls away:
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,
