1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the choice sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners scattered abroad in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
2 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!
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood: 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 did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in the heavens for you,
to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
who by the power of God are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,
In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials
7 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,
so that the proven character of your faith—far more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire—may result in praise, honor, and glory when Jesus Christ is revealed.
8 whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,
Although you once did not know him, you love him; although you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with an unspeakable and glorious joy,
9 receiving the end of your faith — salvation of souls;
because you are receiving the end result of your faith—the salvation of your souls.
10 concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy,
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that would come to you searched and carefully investigated,
11 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,
inquiring about the time and circumstances that the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified in advance to 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 did proclaim good news to you, ) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.
13 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,
Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
14 as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
As children of obedience, do not conform yourselves to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
15 but according as He who did call you [is] holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,
But just as he who called you is holy, you also must be holy in all your conduct,
16 because it hath been written, 'Become ye holy, because I am holy;'
for it is written, “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 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,
If you call on the Father who judges without partiality according to each person's work, pass the time of your sojourn in reverent fear.
18 having known that, not with corruptible things — silver or gold — were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,
For you know that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted — Christ's —
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
20 foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you,
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
21 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.
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 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,
Since you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth through the Spirit, resulting in genuine brotherly love, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
23 being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God — living and remaining — to the age; (aiōn g165)
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the word of God that lives and abides forever. (aiōn g165)
24 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,
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all the glory of man is like a flower of grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls,
