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1 Peter 1
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1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ : Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
2according 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.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
3Blessed 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,
4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
4to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
5who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,
7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and gloryat the appearing of Jesus Christ:
7that 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—
8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
8whom, 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,
9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
9receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10Of which salvationthe prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
10Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow .
11searching 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.
12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
12To 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.
13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
13Therefore 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—
14As obedient children , not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
14as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
15but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior,
16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
16because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
17And 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:
17If 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,
18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemedwith corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
18knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
19but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ,
20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
20who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
21who 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.
22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
22Seeing 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,
23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
23having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
24For 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:
24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
25but the Lord’s word endures forever.” This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.