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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners
of the Dispersion in
Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles
of the Dispersion throughout
Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father ,
in
sanctification
of
the Spirit ,
unto
obedience and sprinkling of
the
blood of
Jesus
Christ
: Grace to
you
and peace be multiplied
.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and
sanctified
by
the Spirit for
obedience to
Jesus
Christ
and sprinkling by
His
blood: Grace and peace be yours
in
abundance
.
Blessed `
be '
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ,
who
according
to
his great mercy begat
us again
unto
a living hope by
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ !
By
His great mercy He
has
given
us new
birth
into
a living hope through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
unto
an inheritance incorruptible
, and
undefiled, and that
fadeth
not
away
, reserved in heaven for you,
and
into
an inheritance that
is
imperishable
, undefiled, and unfading
, reserved in heaven for you,
who by
the
power
of
God
are
guarded
through faith unto
a
salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
who through faith are
shielded
by
God’s
power
for
the
salvation that
is
ready to be revealed in the last time.
Wherein
ye
greatly rejoice, though now for a little while ,
if
need
be,
ye
have been
put
to grief in manifold
trials ,
In
this
you
greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you
may
have had
to suffer
grief in various
trials
that the proof
of your faith ,
`being'
more precious than gold that
perisheth
though it
is
proved
by fire ,
may be
found
unto
praise and
glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ :
so
that the proven
character
of your faith —
more precious than gold ,
which
perishes
even
though refined
by fire —
may result
in
praise ,
glory ,
and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ .
whom
not having
seen ye
love; on
whom,
though now
ye
see him not,
yet
believing
, ye
rejoice greatly
with joy
unspeakable
and full
of
glory:
Though
you
have
not seen Him,
you
love Him
; and
though you
do
not
see Him now
, you
believe
in
Him
and
rejoice with an
inexpressible
and glorious
joy,
receiving the end
of your faith, `even'
the salvation of `
your '
souls.
now
that
you
are
receiving the goal
of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Concerning which
salvation the prophets sought
and
searched
diligently,
who prophesied
of
the grace that
`should
come '
unto
you :
Concerning this
salvation ,
the prophets who foretold
the grace to
come to
you searched
and
investigated
carefully,
searching
what
`time'
or
what
manner
of
time the Spirit of Christ which
was
in them did
point
unto,
when it
testified
beforehand
the sufferings of Christ ,
and the glories that
should
follow them
.
trying
to
determine
the
time and
setting
to
which
the Spirit of Christ in them was
pointing
when He
predicted
the sufferings of Christ and the glories to
follow.
To
whom
it was revealed ,
that not unto
themselves, but unto
you, did
they minister
these
things ,
which
now have
been
announced unto
you
through
them
that
preached the gospel unto
you by the Holy Spirit sent forth
from heaven ;
which
things
angel
desire
to look into.
It was revealed to
them
that they
were
not serving
themselves, but you, when
they foretold
the
things now announced by
those
who
preached the gospel to
you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven .
Even
angels
long
to look into these
things
.
Wherefore
girding
up
the
loins
of
your mind,
be sober and
set your hope perfectly
on the grace that
is
to be brought
unto
you at the revelation of Jesus Christ ;
Therefore
prepare
your minds
for
action.
Be sober -minded.
Set your hope fully
on the grace to be given
you at the revelation of Jesus Christ .
as children of
obedience
, not fashioning
yourselves
according
to your
former
lusts
in
`
the time
of '
your ignorance :
As obedient
children, do
not conform
to the passions
of your former
ignorance .
but like
as he who called you is holy, be ye
yourselves
also
holy in all manner
of
living;
But just
as He who called you is holy, so
be holy in all you
do,
because
it is written ,
Ye
shall
be holy ;
for
I am holy.
for
it is written :
“
Be holy ,
because
I am holy. ”
And
if
ye
call on him
as
Father ,
who without
respect
of
persons
judgeth
according
to
each man's
work, pass
the
time
of
your
sojourning
in fear :
Since
you
call on a
Father who judges
each one’s
work impartially
, conduct
yourselves
in reverent
fear during
your
stay
as
foreigners.
knowing
that ye
were
redeemed,
not with corruptible
things ,
with
silver or gold ,
from your
vain
manner
of life handed
down
from your fathers;
For
you
know
that it
was
not with perishable
things such
as
silver or gold that
you
were
redeemed
from the
empty
way
of life you
inherited
from your forefathers,
but with precious blood ,
as
of a lamb without spot ,
`even
the
blood'
of
Christ:
but with the
precious blood of Christ,
a lamb without blemish
or
spot .
who
was foreknown
indeed
before the foundation of the world, but was manifested
at
the end
of
times for your sake ,
He
was known
before the foundation of the world, but was revealed
in
the last
times for your sake .
who
through him are
believers
in God, that
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 glorified
Him; and
so your faith and hope are
in God.
Seeing
ye
have purified your souls in
your
obedience to the truth unto
unfeigned
love of
the
brethren
, love one another from the
heart fervently:
Since
you
have purified your souls by
obedience to the truth so
that
you
have
a
genuine
love for
your
brothers
, love one another deeply,
from a
pure
heart .
having
been begotten
again, not of corruptible
seed, but of incorruptible
, through the word of God ,
which
liveth
and
abideth
.
For
you
have
been born
again, not of perishable
seed, but of imperishable
, through the living
and
enduring
word of God.
For, All flesh is as
grass, And all the
glory thereof
as
the flower
of grass.
The grass withereth,
and the flower
falleth:
For, “
All flesh is like
grass, and all its
glory like
the flowers
of the field;
the
grass withers
and the flowers
fall,
But the word of the Lord abideth
for
ever
. And this is the word of
good
tidings
which
was preached
unto
you.
but the word of the Lord stands
forever
. ”
And this is the word that
was proclaimed
to
you.
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