1 Peter 1
1 Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ To [the] elect sojourners of [the] Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the foreigners of the dispersion, the chosen ones, throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
2 according to [the] foreknowledge of God [the] Father by [the] sanctification of [the] Spirit unto [the] obedience and sprinkling of [the] blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace would be multiplied.
This is according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace be to you, and may your peace increase.
3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of the Lord of us Jesus Christ, the [One] according to the great of Him mercy having begotten again us to a hope living through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ out from [the] dead,
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised! In his great mercy, he has given us new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
4 to an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and unfading reserved in [the] heavens for (you *NK+O)
This is for an inheritance that will not perish, will not become stained, and will not fade away. It is reserved in heaven for you.
5 who by [the] power of God [are] being guarded through faith for [the] salvation ready to be revealed in [the] time last;
You are protected by God's power through faith, for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last times.
6 in which you greatly rejoice for a little while at present, if being necessary it is, (having been put to grief *NK+o) by various trials
You are very glad about this, even though it is now necessary for you to feel sadness in many different troubles.
7 so that the proven genuineness of your faith (more precious *N+kO) than gold which is perishing through fire though being refined it may be discovered towards praise and (towards *o) glory and honor in [the] revelation of Jesus Christ;
This is for the proving of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire. This happens so that your faith will be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revealing of Jesus Christ.
8 whom not (having seen *N+kO) you love, on whom now [though] not seeing believing now (you yourself rejoice *NK+o) with joy inexpressible and glory-filled,
You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now, but you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.
9 receiving the outcome of the faith of you, [the] salvation of [your] souls;
You are now receiving for yourselves the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 Concerning this salvation sought out and searched out diligently [the] prophets of the toward you grace having prophesied,
The prophets searched and inquired carefully about this salvation, about the grace that would be yours.
11 inquiring into what or what manner of time was signifying the in them Spirit of Christ testifying beforehand unto Christ's sufferings and the after these glories;
They searched to know about whom and when the Spirit of Christ in them was speaking to them. This was happening as he was telling them in advance about the sufferings of Christ and the glorious things after that.
12 to whom it was revealed that not themselves (you *N+KO) however they were serving in those things which now have been proclaimed to you through those having evangelised you by [the] Spirit Holy having been sent from heaven, into which desire angels to look.
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.
13 Therefore having girded up the loins of the mind of you, being sober-minded, fully do set [your] hope upon which is being brought to you grace in [the] revelation of Jesus Christ.
So gird up the loins of your mind. Be sober. Put your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
14 as children of obedience not fashioning yourselves to the former in the ignorance of you desires,
As obedient children, do not conform yourselves to the desires that you followed when you were ignorant.
15 But as the [One] having called you [is] holy also yourselves holy in all [your] conduct do be,
But as the one who called you is holy, you, too, be holy in your whole behavior.
16 because it has been written: (that *no) Holy (you will be, *N+k+o) because I myself holy (am. *NK)
For it is written, “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 And if [as] Father you call on the [One] impartially judging according to the of each work, in fear during the of the sojourn of you time do conduct yourselves;
So if you call “Father” the one who judges impartially and according to each person's work, go through the time of your journey in reverence.
18 knowing that not by perishable things — by silver or by gold — you were redeemed from the futile of you manner of life handed down from [your] fathers,
You know that it was not with perishable silver or gold that you have been redeemed from the foolish behavior that you learned from your fathers.
19 but by [the] precious blood as of a lamb without blemish and without spot of Christ,
Instead, you have been redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, who was like a lamb without blemish or spot.
20 foreknown indeed before [the] foundation [the] world, having been revealed however in ([this] last *N+kO) of the times for the sake of you
Christ was chosen before the foundation of the world, but now he has been revealed to you in these last times.
21 who through Him (believing *N+kO) in God, the [one] having raised up Him out from [the] dead and glory Him having given, so as for the faith of you and hope to be in God.
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope would be in God.
22 The souls of you having purified by obedience to the truth (through spirit *K) unto brotherly love sincere out of purity of heart one another do love fervently;
You made your souls pure by obedience to the truth. This was for the purpose of sincere brotherly love; so love one another earnestly from the heart.
23 born again not of seed perishable but of imperishable through [the] word living of God and abiding (into the age; *K) (aiōn g165)
You have been born again, not from perishable seed, but from imperishable seed, through the living and remaining word of God. (aiōn g165)
24 because All flesh [is] like grass, and all [the] glory (of it *N+KO) like [the] flower of grass; Withers the grass, and the flower (of him *K) falls away;
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the wild flower of the grass. The grass dries up, and the flower falls off,
