1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as strangers, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen
1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, ①to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
▷ ①Lit unto obedience and sprinkling
1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1:4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
1:5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various ①trials,
▷ ①Or temptations
1:7 so that the ①proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
▷ ①Or genuineness
1:8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and ①full of glory,
▷ ①Lit glorified
1:9 obtaining as the outcome of your faith, the salvation of ①your souls.
▷ ①One early ms does not contain your
1:10 As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries,
1:11 ①seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories ②to follow.
▷ ①Or inquiring ②Lit after these
1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to ①look.
▷ ①Or gain a clear glimpse
1:13 Therefore, ①prepare your minds for action, ②keep sober in spirit, set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
▷ ①Lit be sober ②Lit belt up the waist of your mind
1:14 As ①obedient children, do not ②be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,
▷ ①Lit children of obedience ②Or conform yourselves
1:15 but ①like the Holy One who called you, ②be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;
▷ ①Lit according to ②Or become
1:16 because it is written: “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”
1:17 If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth;
1:18 knowing that you were not ①redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
▷ ①Or ransomed
1:19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
1:20 For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared ①in these last times for the sake of you
▷ ①Lit at the end of the times
1:21 who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1:22 Since you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from ①the heart,
▷ ①Two early mss a pure heart
1:23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
1:24 For,
“ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS,
AND ALL ITS GLORY IS LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS.
THE GRASS WITHERS,
AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,
1:25 BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER.” And this is the word which was ①preached to you.
▷ ①Lit preached as good news to you