1 Peter 1
1 Peter, Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the newly-arrived elect of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 in accord with the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, with the obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied for you.
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has regenerated us into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead:
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 unto an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, which is reserved for you in heaven.
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 By the power of God, you are guarded through faith for a salvation which is ready to be revealed in the end time.
Who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In this, you should exult, if now, for a brief time, it is necessary to be made sorrowful by various trials,
In which ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season (if need be) ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7 so that the testing of your faith, which is much more precious than gold tested by fire, may be found in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though tried with fire, might be found to praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8 For though you have not seen him, you love him. In him also, though you do not see him, you now believe. And in believing, you shall exult with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable, and full of glory:
9 returning with the goal of your faith, the salvation of souls.
Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.
10 About this salvation, the prophets inquired and diligently searched, those who prophesied about the future grace in you,
Concerning which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] to you:
11 inquiring as to what type of condition was signified to them by the Spirit of Christ, when foretelling those sufferings that are in Christ, as well as the subsequent glories.
Searching 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.
12 To them, it was revealed that they were ministering, not for themselves, but for you those things which have now been announced to you through those who have preached the Gospel to you, through the Holy Spirit, who was sent down from heaven to the One upon whom the Angels desire to gaze.
To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they ministered the things which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, with the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
13 For this reason, gird the waist of your mind, be sober, and hope perfectly in the grace that is offered to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14 Be like sons of obedience, not conforming to the desires of your former ignorance,
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15 but in accord with him who has called you: the Holy One. And in every behavior, you yourself must be holy,
But as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of deportment.
16 for it is written: “You shall be holy, for I am Holy.”
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
17 And if you invoke as Father him who, without showing favoritism to persons, judges according to each one’s work, then act in fear during the time of your sojourning here.
And 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:
18 For you know that it was not with corruptible gold or silver that you were redeemed away from your useless behavior in the traditions of your fathers,
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain course of life [received] by tradition from your fathers;
19 but it was with the precious blood of Christ, an immaculate and undefiled lamb,
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 foreknown, certainly, before the foundation of the world, and made manifest in these latter times for your sake.
Who verily was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in these last times for you,
21 Through him, you have been faithful to God, who raised him up from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope would be in God.
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 So chastise your souls with the obedience of charity, in fraternal love, and love one another from a simple heart, attentively.
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23 For you have been born again, not from corruptible seed, but from what is incorruptible, from the Word of God, living and remaining for all eternity. (aiōn g165)
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. (aiōn g165)
24 For all flesh is like the grass and all its glory is like the flower of the grass. The grass withers and its flower falls away.
For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and its flower falleth away:
