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 sojourners scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, 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!
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.
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, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an incorruptible inheritance, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved for you in the heavens,
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved 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 are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 in which you are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in various trials,
In this ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through various temptations:
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,
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though tried with fire, might be found to praise and honour and glory at the appearing 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,
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9 receiving the outcome of the faith—salvation of your souls;
Receiving the end 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,
Of this salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come to you:
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,
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them did signify, when he testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should 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.
To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they ministered the things, which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you with the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
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,
Therefore 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;
14 as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15 but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior,
But as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all your behaviour;
16 because it has been written: “Become holy, because I am holy”;
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for 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 if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
18 having known that, not with corruptible things—silver or gold—were you redeemed from your foolish behavior inherited from our forefathers,
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain way of life received by tradition from your fathers;
19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted—Christ’s—
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and revealed in the last times because of you,
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for you,
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.
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be 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,
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to a sincere love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart 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)
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. (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 as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and its flower falleth away:
