1 Peter 1
1 Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ to the strangers who are dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 Asia, and Bithynia, chosen according to the fore-knowledge of God, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience, and to the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ, ---may grace and peace be multiplied unto you.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath regenerated us to a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
5 who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In which ye rejoice, tho' now for a little while, if need be, ye are grieved through various trials.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,
7 That the proof of your faith, which is much more precious than of gold, (that perisheth, though tried by fire) may be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, when Jesus Christ shall be revealed:
that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
8 whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy ineffable and full of glory; receiving the end of your faith,
whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,
9 even the salvation of your souls:
receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 concerning which salvation the prophets, who prophesied of the grace to be conferred on you, enquired and diligently sought after it:
Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
11 searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did declare in testifying beforehand the sufferings that were to come upon Christ, and the glories following them:
searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed to when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow them.
12 to whom it was revealed, that it was not to themselves, but to us they ministered these things, which are now declared unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you, through the holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
To them it was revealed that they served not themselves, but you, in these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
13 Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober, and stedfastly hope for the grace to be conferred upon you at the appearing of Jesus Christ;
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
14 as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance:
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
15 but as He who hath called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation: since it is written,
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior,
16 Be ye holy, for I am holy.
because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
17 And if ye call upon the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear,
18 knowing that ye were redeemed from your vain conversation learned by tradition from your fathers, not with corruptible things, as silver and gold;
knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
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 without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ,
20 who was indeed appointed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times, for your sakes,
who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
21 who through Him trust in God that raised Him from the dead, and gave Him glory, that your faith and hope might be fixed in God.
who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Having therefore purified your souls by obedience to the truth, through the Spirit, to brotherly love unfeigned, love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,
23 being regenerated not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever. (aiōn g165)
having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. (aiōn g165)
24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass: the grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away;
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
