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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers
scattered
throughout 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
Elect
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father ,
through
sanctification
of
the Spirit ,
unto
obedience and sprinkling of
the
blood of
Jesus
Christ
: Grace unto
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 ,
which
according
to
his abundant
mercy hath
begotten
us again
unto
a lively
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,
To
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 are kept
by the
power of
God
through
faith
unto
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 season,
if
need
be,
ye
are
in heaviness
through
manifold
temptations:
In
this
you
greatly rejoice, though now for a little
while
you
may
have
had
to
suffer
grief
in various
trials
That the trial
of your faith ,
being
much
more precious than of
gold that
perisheth
, though it
be
tried
with
fire ,
might
be
found
unto
praise and
honour
and
glory at the appearing
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
having
not seen, ye
love; in
whom,
though now
ye
see him not,
yet
believing
, ye
rejoice 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.
Of
which
salvation the prophets have
enquired
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,
or
what
manner
of
time the Spirit of Christ which
was
in them did
signify,
when it
testified
beforehand
the sufferings of Christ ,
and the glory
that
should
follow.
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.
Unto
whom
it was revealed ,
that not unto
themselves, but unto
us
they did
minister
the things ,
which
are
now reported
unto
you
by them
that
have
preached the gospel unto
you with
the Holy Ghost
sent down
from heaven ;
which
things
the
angels 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
gird
up
the
loins
of
your mind,
be sober ,
and
hope to
the
end
for
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 obedient children, not fashioning
yourselves
according
to the former
lusts
in
your ignorance :
As obedient children, do
not conform
to the passions
of
your former
ignorance .
But as he which
hath
called you is holy, so be ye
holy in all manner
of
conversation;
But just
as He who
called you is holy, so be holy in all you
do,
Because
it is written ,
Be ye
holy ;
for
I am holy.
for
it is written :
“
Be holy ,
because
I am holy. ”
And
if
ye
call on the
Father ,
who without
respect
of
persons
judgeth
according
to
every
man's
work, pass
the
time
of
your
sojourning
here
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.
Forasmuch
as
ye
know that ye
were
not redeemed
with corruptible
things ,
as silver and
gold ,
from your
vain
conversation
received
by
tradition
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 the precious blood of Christ, as
of
a lamb without blemish and
without
spot :
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or
spot .
Who
verily
was foreordained
before the foundation of the world, but was manifest
in these
last times for you,
He
was known
before the foundation of the world, but was revealed
in the
last times for your
sake.
Who
by
him do
believe in God, that
raised him up
from the dead ,
and gave
him glory
; 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
obeying
the truth through
the
Spirit
unto
unfeigned
love of
the
brethren
, see
that
ye
love one another with
a pure 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 .
Being
born again, not of corruptible
seed, but of incorruptible
, by
the word of God ,
which
liveth
and
abideth
for
ever
.
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 of
man
as
the flower
of grass.
The grass withereth,
and the flower
thereof
falleth
away:
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 endureth
for
ever
. And this is the word which
by
the
gospel
is
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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