1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, unto the chosen pilgrims of the dispersion, throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, —
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the choice sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 [Chosen] according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of Spirit, unto obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ, Favour unto you, and peace, be multiplied!
according to a foreknowledge of God the Father, in 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, hath regenerated us unto a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,
Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead,
4 Unto an inheritance, incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, reserved in the heavens for you
to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in the heavens for you,
5 who, in God’s power, are being guarded through faith unto salvation—ready to be revealed in the last ripe time:
who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
6 Wherein ye exult, though, for a little, just now, if needful, put to grief in manifold temptations,
in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,
7 In order that the proving of your faith—much more precious than of gold that perisheth even though, by means of fire, it is proved—may be found unto praise and glory and honour in the revealing of Jesus Christ, —
that the proof of your faith — much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved — may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
8 Whom, not having seen, ye love, on whom, though at present not looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with glory,
whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,
9 Being about to bear away the end of your faith—a salvation of souls:
receiving the end of your faith — salvation of souls;
10 Concerning which salvation, prophets—who concerning the favour for you, did prophesy—sought out and searched out,
concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy,
11 Searching into what particular, or what manner, of season the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when witnessing beforehand as to—The sufferings, for Christ, and the glories, after these, —
searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was manifesting, testifying beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these,
12 Unto whom it was revealed—that, Not unto themselves, but unto us, they were ministering them, which things have, now, been announced unto you through them who have told you the good tidings with Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven: into which things messengers are coveting to obtain a nearer view.
to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you, ) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.
13 Wherefore, girding up the loins of your mind, keeping sober, perseveringly direct your hope unto the favour, being borne along to you, in the revealing of Jesus Christ:
Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
14 As obedient persons, not configuring yourselves unto your former covetings in your ignorance:
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
15 But, according as he that hath called you is holy, do, ye yourselves, also become, holy in all manner of behaviour, —
but according as He who did call you [is] holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,
16 Inasmuch as it is written—Holy shall ye be, because, I, am holy.
because it hath been written, 'Become ye holy, because I am holy;'
17 And, if, as Father, ye are invoking him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to each man’s work, with reverence, for the time of your sojourning, behave ye;
and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,
18 Knowing that, Not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, have ye been redeemed from your unmeaning behaviour paternally handed down,
having known that, not with corruptible things — silver or gold — were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,
19 But with precious blood, as of a lamb, unblemished and unspotted, of an Anointed One, —
but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted — Christ's —
20 Foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, but made manifest at a last stage of the times, for the sake of you
foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you,
21 who, through him, are faithful towards God, —Who raised him from among the dead, and glory to him gave, So that your faith and hope are directed towards God:
who through him do believe in God, who did raise out of the dead, and glory to him did give, so that your faith and hope may be in God.
22 Having purified, your souls, by the obedience of the truth, unto unfeigned brotherly affection, from the heart, love, one another, earnestly;
Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,
23 Having been regenerated—Not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible—through means of the word of a Living and Abiding God; (aiōn g165)
being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God — living and remaining — to the age; (aiōn g165)
24 Inasmuch as—All flesh, is as grass, and, all the glory thereof, as the flower of grass, —The grass hath withered, and the flower hath fallen out,
because all flesh [is] as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away,
