1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones living as foreigners in the Diaspora of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, in his great mercy, gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 and into an inheritance that cannot perish, be stained, or fade, kept in heaven for you.
5 You are protected by God’s power through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed at the last time.
6 In this you rejoice, though now, for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials.
7 The tested genuineness of your faith is far more precious than gold, which perishes even though tested by fire. This is so that it may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
8 You love him without having seen him; and though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy.
9 You are receiving the goal of your faith: the salvation of your souls.
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace intended for you searched and examined carefully.
11 They tried to find out what time or circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing to when he testified beforehand to Christ’s sufferings and the glories that would follow.
12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you in these things. They have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things that angels long to look into.
13 Therefore, with your minds ready for action and staying alert, set all your hope on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
14 As obedient children, do not conform to the desires you had before, when you were ignorant.
15 Instead, just as the one who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct.
16 For it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 And if you call on as Father the one who judges each person’s work impartially, live in reverent fear during the time of your stay as foreigners.
18 You know that you were ransomed from the empty way of life handed down from your ancestors, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.
20 He was known beforehand, before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.
21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
22 Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth for sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from the heart.
23 You have been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
24 For all flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withered, and the flower fell.
25 But the word of the Lord remains forever. And this is the word that was preached as good news to you.
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