1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia,
2 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!
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ; Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
3 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,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;
4 to an incorruptible inheritance, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved for you in the heavens,
and into an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and fadeless, which has been kept in heaven for you
5 who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, to salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
who, through faith, are continuously guarded by the power of God for a salvation, ready to be revealed in the last days.
6 in which you are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in various trials,
Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships.
7 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,
These are in order that the test of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable and yet is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
8 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,
Him you love, though you have never seen him; in him you ever believe, though even now you see him not, and you are rejoicing with joy unspeakable and full of glory,
9 receiving the outcome of the faith—salvation of your souls;
as you continually receive the reward of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
10 concerning which salvation [the] prophets sought out and searched out, who prophesied concerning the grace toward you,
Concerning this salvation the Prophets who prophesied regarding the grace intended for you, diligently sought and searched.
11 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,
They were searching to know to what time, or to what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them kept pointing, when he ever testified beforehand concerning the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
12 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.
It was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were ministering the truths which have now been announced to you, by those who preached the gospel to you, through the help of the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven - truths into which angels long to look.
13 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,
So then brace up your minds, be steady in spirit, and fix your hope firmly in the grace that is coming to you, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
14 as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
Like obedient children, do not fashion yourselves according to the former passions of your days of ignorance,
15 but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior,
but become yourselves holy in your whole manner of living, as He who has called you is holy,
16 because it has been written: “Become holy, because I am holy”;
as the Scripture says, You shall be holy, because I am holy.
17 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,
And since you call upon him as Father, who impartially judges each one according to his deeds, pass the time of your sojourning here in reverence.
18 having known that, not with corruptible things—silver or gold—were you redeemed from your foolish behavior inherited from our forefathers,
For you well know that not with perishable things, with silver or gold, were you redeemed from the emptiness of your manner of life, received by tradition from your ancestors;
19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted—Christ’s—
but with precious blood, like that of a lamb without spot or blemish, even the blood of Christ.
20 foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and revealed in the last times because of you,
He was indeed foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake.
21 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.
Through him you believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope are now in God.
22 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,
Now that by obedience to the truth you have purified your lives for a brotherly love without hypocrisy, you must love one another from your hearts, fervently.
23 being begotten again, not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through a word of God—living and remaining—throughout the age; (aiōn g165)
For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God. (aiōn g165)
24 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,
For, All flesh is grass And all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass fades, The flower falls,
