1:1 From Peter, 1 an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residing 2 abroad 3 (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, 4 and Bithynia) who are chosen 5
1:3 Blessed be 6 the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1:1 From Peter, 7 an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residing 8 abroad 9 (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, 10 and Bithynia) who are chosen 11 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling 12 with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure! 13
1:3 Blessed be 14 the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1:4 that is, 15 into 16 an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you, 1:5 who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1:6 This brings you great joy, 17 although you may have to suffer 18 for a short time in various trials. 1:7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, 19 which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away 20 – and will bring praise 21 and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 22 1:8 You 23 have not seen him, but you love him. You 24 do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice 25 with an indescribable and glorious 26 joy, 1:9 because you are attaining the goal of your faith – the salvation of your souls.
1:10 Concerning this salvation, 27 the prophets 28 who predicted the grace that would come to you 29 searched and investigated carefully. 1:11 They probed 30 into what person or time 31 the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ 32 and his subsequent glory. 33 1:12 They were shown 34 that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
1:13 Therefore, get your minds ready for action 35 by being fully sober, and set your hope 36 completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 37 1:14 Like obedient children, do not comply with 38 the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, 39 1:15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, 1:16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.” 40 1:17 And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here 41 in reverence. 1:18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold, 1:19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ. 1:20 He was foreknown 42 before the foundation of the world but 43 was manifested in these last times 44 for your sake. 1:21 Through him you now trust 45 in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1:22 You have purified 46 your souls by obeying the truth 47 in order to show sincere mutual love. 48 So 49 love one another earnestly from a pure heart. 50 1:23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. 1:24 For
all flesh 51 is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of the grass; 52
the grass withers and the flower falls off,
1:25 but the word of the Lord 53 endures forever. 54
And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
4:7 For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer. 55
1:1 From Peter, 58 an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residing 59 abroad 60 (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, 61 and Bithynia) who are chosen 62 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling 63 with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure! 64
1:3 Blessed be 65 the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1:4 that is, 66 into 67 an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you, 1:5 who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1:6 This brings you great joy, 68 although you may have to suffer 69 for a short time in various trials. 1:7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, 70 which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away 71 – and will bring praise 72 and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 73 1:8 You 74 have not seen him, but you love him. You 75 do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice 76 with an indescribable and glorious 77 joy, 1:9 because you are attaining the goal of your faith – the salvation of your souls.
1:10 Concerning this salvation, 78 the prophets 79 who predicted the grace that would come to you 80 searched and investigated carefully. 1:11 They probed 81 into what person or time 82 the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ 83 and his subsequent glory. 84 1:12 They were shown 85 that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
1:13 Therefore, get your minds ready for action 86 by being fully sober, and set your hope 87 completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 88 1:14 Like obedient children, do not comply with 89 the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, 90 1:15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, 1:16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.” 91 1:17 And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here 92 in reverence. 1:18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold, 1:19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ. 1:20 He was foreknown 93 before the foundation of the world but 94 was manifested in these last times 95 for your sake. 1:21 Through him you now trust 96 in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1:22 You have purified 97 your souls by obeying the truth 98 in order to show sincere mutual love. 99 So 100 love one another earnestly from a pure heart. 101 1:23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. 1:24 For
all flesh 102 is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of the grass; 103
the grass withers and the flower falls off,
1:25 but the word of the Lord 104 endures forever. 105
And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.