1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in 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, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace 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 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,
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 incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
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 guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
You are protected by God's power through faith, for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last times.
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,
You are very glad about this, even though it is now necessary for you to feel sadness in many different troubles.
7 that 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—
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 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,
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 result of your faith, 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, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
The prophets searched and inquired carefully about this salvation, about the grace that would be yours.
11 searching 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.
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 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.
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 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—
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 conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
As obedient children, do not conform yourselves to the desires that you followed when you were ignorant.
15 but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior,
But as the one who called you is holy, you, too, be holy in your whole behavior.
16 because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
For it is written, “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 If 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,
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 you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way 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 with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ,
Instead, you have been redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, who was like a lamb without blemish or spot.
20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
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 are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might 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 Seeing 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,
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 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. (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 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
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,
