1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
PETER, a legate of Jesus the Messiah, to the elect and sojourners, who are dispersed in Pontus and in Galatia, and in Cappadocia, and in Asia, and in Bithynia,
2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
to them who have been chosen, by the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto the obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus the Messiah: May grace and peace abound towards you.
3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who in his great mercy hath begotten us anew, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the hope of life,
4 unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
and to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, which is prepared for you in heaven;
5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
while ye are kept, by the power of God and by faith, for the life that is prepared and will be revealed in the last times;
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
wherein ye will rejoice for ever, notwithstanding ye at the present time are pressed a little, by the various trials that pass over you;
7 that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
so that the proof of your faith may appear more precious than refined gold that is tested by fire, unto glory and honor and praise, at the manifestation of Jesus the Messiah:
8 whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
whom having not seen, ye love; and in the faith of whom ye rejoice, with joy that is glorious and ineffable,
9 receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.
that ye may receive the recompense of your faith, the life of your souls;
10 Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that [should come] unto you:
that life namely, about which the prophets inquired, when they were prophesying of the grace which was to be given to you.
11 searching what [time] or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
And they searched for the time which the Spirit of the Messiah dwelling in them did show and testify, when the sufferings of the Messiah were to occur, and his subsequent glory.
12 To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
And it was revealed to them, in regard to all they were searching, that, not for themselves were they inquiring, but for us they were prophesying of those things, which are now manifested to you by means of the things we have announced to you, by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also desire to look into.
13 Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Wherefore, gird up the loins of your minds. and be awake perfectly, and wait for the joy, which will come to you at the revelation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
14 as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in [the time of] your ignorance:
as obedient children: and be ye not conversant again with those former lusts, with which ye lusted when without knowledge.
15 but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
But be ye holy in all your conduct, as he is holy who hath called you.
16 because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
Because it is written: Be ye holy, even as I am holy.
17 And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
And if so be ye call on the Father, with whom is no respect of persons, and who judgeth every one according to his deeds, pass the time of your sojournment with fear;
18 knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
since ye know, that neither with perishable silver, nor with gold, ye were redeemed from your vain doings, which ye had by tradition from your fathers;
19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, [even the blood] of Christ:
but with the precious blood of that Lamb in which is no spot nor blemish, namely, the Messiah:
20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake,
who was predestined to this, before the foundation of the world; and was manifested at the termination of the times, for your sakes;
21 who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
who, by means of him, have believed in God, who raised him from the dead and conferred glory on him; that your faith and hope might be in God,
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:
while your minds became sanctified, by obedience to the truth; and ye be full of love, without respect of persons, so that ye love one another out of a pure and perfect heart;
23 having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth. (aiōn g165)
like persons born again, not of seed that perisheth, but of that which doth not perish, by the living word of God, who abideth for ever. (aiōn g165)
24 For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
Because all flesh is as grass, and all its beauty like the flower of the field. The grass drieth up, and the flower withereth away;
