1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Diaspora in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Yeshua the Messiah and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
according to [the] foreknowledge of God the Father, by [the] sanctification of the Spirit, to [the] obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you!
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah from the dead,
Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness begot us again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ out of the dead,
4 to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
to an incorruptible inheritance, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved for you in the heavens,
5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, to salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,
in which you are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in various trials,
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 Yeshua the Messiah—
so that the proof of your faith—much more precious than gold that is perishing, and being approved through fire—may be found to [result in] praise, and honor, and glory, at the revelation 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,
whom, having not seen, you love, in whom, now believing [although] not seeing, you are glad with unspeakable joy and have been filled with glory,
9 receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
receiving the outcome of the faith—salvation of your souls;
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
concerning which salvation [the] prophets sought out and searched out, who prophesied concerning the grace toward you,
11 searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Messiah which was in them pointed to when he predicted the sufferings of Messiah and the glories that would follow them.
searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was signifying, testifying beforehand of the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these,
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.
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 proclaimed good news to you), by the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, to which things messengers desire to look into intently.
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 Yeshua the Messiah—
For this reason, having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly on the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
14 as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
15 but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior,
but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior,
16 because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
because it has been written: “Become 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,
and if you call on the Father, who is judging without favoritism according to the work of each, pass the time of your sojourn in fear,
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,
having known that, not with corruptible things—silver or gold—were you redeemed from your foolish behavior inherited from our forefathers,
19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Messiah,
but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted—Christ’s—
20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and revealed in the last times because of you,
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.
who through Him believe in God who raised [Him] out of the dead, and gave glory to Him, so that your faith and hope may 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,
Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to unhypocritical brotherly love, love one another earnestly out of a pure 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)
being begotten again, not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through a word of God—living and remaining—throughout the age; (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;
because all flesh [is] as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; the grass withered, and the flower of it fell away,
