1 Peter, 1

1. Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

1. From Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, to the Jews who live outside their homeland, scattered in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

2. 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.

2. to those whom God the Father has called, according to his plan, and made holy by the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be purified by his blood: may grace and peace increase among you.

3. 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,

3. Let us praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for his great mercy. In raising Jesus Christ from the dead he has given us new life and the hope of sharing life

4. To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

4. beyond death, sin and all fleeting things. This inheritance is kept in the heavens for you,

5. Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

5. since God's power shall keep you faithful until salvation is revealed in the last days.

6. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

6. There is cause for joy, then, even though you may, for a time, have to suffer many trials.

7. 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:

7. Thus will your faith be tested, like gold in a furnace. Gold, however, passes away but faith, worth so much more, will bring you in the end praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ appears.

8. 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:

8. You have not yet seen him and yet you love him; even without seeing him, you believe in him and experience a heavenly joy beyond all words,

9. Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.

9. for you are reaching the goal of your faith: the salvation of your souls.

10. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you:

10. This was the salvation for which the prophets so eagerly looked when, in days past, they foretold the favor of God with regard to you.

11. 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.

11. But they could only investigate when the Spirit of Christ present within them pointed out the time and the circumstances of this - the sufferings of Christ and the glories which would follow.

12. 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.

12. It was revealed to them that they were working not for themselves but for you. Thus, in these days, after the Holy Spirit has been sent from heaven, the Gospel's preachers have taught you these mysteries which even the angels long to see.

13. 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;

13. So, then, let your spirit be ready. Be alert, with confident trust in the grace you will receive when Jesus Christ appears.

14. As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

14. Like obedient children, do not return to your former life given over to ignorance and passions.

15. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

15. Imitate the one who called you. As he is holy so you, too, be holy in all your conduct,

16. Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

16. since Scripture says: Be holy for I am holy.

17. 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:

17. You call upon a Father who makes no distinction between persons but judges according to each one's deeds; take seriously, then, these years which you spend in a strange land.

18. 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;

18. Remember that you were freed from the useless way of life of your ancestors, not with gold and silver

19. But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

19. but with the precious blood of the Lamb without spot or blemish.

20. Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

20. God, who has known Christ before the world began, revealed him to you in the last days.

21. 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.

21. Through him, you have faith in God who raised him from the dead and glorified him in order that you might put all your faith and hope in God.

22. 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:

22. In obeying the truth, you have gained interior purification from which comes sincere mutual love. Love one another, then, with all your heart,

23. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

23. since you are born again, not from mortal beings, but with enduring life, through the Word of God who lives and remains forever.

24. 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:

24. It is written: All flesh is grass and its glory like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flower falls, but the Word of the Lord endures forever. This Word is the Gospel which has been brought to you.

25. But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

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