1 Peter 1

1Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, to [the] sojourners of [the] dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

1Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2elect according to [the] foreknowledge ofGod [the] Father, by sanctification of [the] Spirit, unto [the] obedience and sprinkling of [the] blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

2Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.

3Blessed [be] theGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,

3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in [the] heavens for you,

4And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

5who are kept guarded by [the] power ofGod through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in [the] last time.

5Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

6Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,

6You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

7that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in [the] revelation of Jesus Christ:

7So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

8whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom [though] not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with [the] glory,

8To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:

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

9For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

10Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;

10For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation;

11searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which [was] in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which [belonged] to Christ, and the glories after these.

11Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.

12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by [the] Holy Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into.

12And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

13Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, [be] sober [and] hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace [which will be] brought to you at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ;

13So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

14as children of obedience, not conformed to [your] former lusts in your ignorance;

14Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:

15but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;

15But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;

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

16Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy.

17And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,

17And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

18knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,

18Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,

19but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, [the blood] of Christ,

19But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:

20foreknown indeed before [the] foundation of [the] world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,

20Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

21who by him do believe onGod, who has raised him from among [the] dead and given him glory, that your faith and hope should be inGod.

21Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

22Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;

22And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

23being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by [the] living and abiding word ofGod.

23Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.

24Because all flesh [is] as grass, and all its glory as [the] flower of grass. The grass has withered and [its] flower has fallen;

24For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead:

25but the word of [the] Lord abides for eternity. But this is the word which in the glad tidings [is] preached to you.

25But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.