1 Peter 1–2

1^*Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to ^athe strangers ^bscattered throughout ^cPontus, ^dGalatia, ^cCappadocia, ^cAsia, and ^eBithynia, ^2fElect according to ^gthe foreknowledge of God the Father, ^hthrough sanctification of the Spirit, unto ⁱobedience and ^ksprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: ^lGrace unto you, and ^mpeace, be multiplied.

³ⁿBlessed be ^othe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which ^paccording to his ^†abundant mercy ^qhath begotten us again unto ^ra lively hope ^sby the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴To ^tan inheritance ^uincorruptible, and undefiled, and ^wthat fadeth not away, ^xreserved ^yin heaven ^||for you, ⁵Who are ^zkept by the power of God ^athrough faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶Wherein ^bye greatly ^crejoice, ^dthough now ^efor a season, if need be, ^cye are in heaviness through ^fmanifold temptations: ⁷That ^gthe trial of your faith, being much more precious than ^hof gold that perisheth, ^hthough it be tried ⁱwith fire, might be found unto ^jpraise and ^khonour and ^kglory ^lat the appearing of Jesus Christ: ^8mWhom having not seen, ye love; in whom, ⁿthough now ye see him not, yet believing, ^oye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: ^9pReceiving ^qthe end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. ¹⁰Of which salvation ^rthe prophets ^shave inquired and searched diligently, ^twho prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: ¹¹Searching ^uwhat, or what manner of time ^vthe Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, ^wwhen it testified beforehand ^xythe sufferings of Christ, and ^yzthe glory that should follow. ^12aUnto whom it was revealed, that ^bnot 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 ^cthe Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; ^dwhich things the angels desire to ^elook into.

¹³Wherefore ^fgird up the loins of your mind, ^gbe sober, and hope ^†to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you ^hat the revelation of Jesus Christ; ¹⁴As ⁱobedient children, ^knot fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts ^lin your ignorance: ¹⁵But ^mas he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of ⁿconversation; ¹⁶Because it is written, ^oBe ye holy; for I am holy. ¹⁷And if ye call on the Father, who ^pwithout respect of persons ^qjudgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your ^rsojourning here in ^sfear: ¹⁸Forasmuch as ye know that ^tye were not redeemed ^uwith corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain ⁿconversation ^vreceived by tradition from your fathers; ¹⁹But ^wwith the precious blood of Christ, as of ^xa lamb ^ywithout blemish and without spot: ^20zWho verily was foreordained ^abefore the foundation of the world, but was manifest ^bin these last times for you, ^21cWho by him do believe in God, ^dthat raised him up from the dead, and ^egave him glory; ^fthat your faith and hope might be in God. ²²Seeing ye have ^gpurified your souls in ^hobeying the truth through the Spirit ⁱunto ^jlunfeigned ^klove of the brethren, see that ye love one another ^lwith a pure heart ^mfervently: ²³ⁿBeing born again, ^onot of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, ^pby ^xthe word of God, ^qwhich liveth and ^rabideth for ever. ^24||For ^sall flesh is as grass, and ^tall the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: ^25uBut ^xthe word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is ^xthe word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

2Wherefore ^alaying aside all ^bmalice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all ^cevil speakings, ^2dAs newborn babes, desire the ^esincere ^fmilk ^gof the word, that ^hye may grow thereby: ³If so be ye have ⁱtasted that the Lord is ^kgracious. ⁴To whom coming, as unto a living stone, ^ldisallowed indeed of men, but ^lmchosen of God, and ^lprecious, ⁵Ye also, as lively stones, ^||mmare built up ⁿa spiritual house, ^oan holy priesthood, ^pto offer up spiritual sacrifices, ^qacceptable to God ^rby Jesus Christ. ⁶Wherefore also it is contained in ^sthe scripture, ^tBehold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: ^uand ^vhe that believeth on him shall not be confounded. ⁷Unto you therefore which believe ^||he is precious: but unto ^wthem which be disobedient, ^xthe stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, ⁸And ^ya stone of ^zstumbling, and a rock of ^zoffence, even to them which stumble at the word, ^wbeing disobedient: ^awhereunto also they ^bwere appointed. ⁹But ye are ^ca chosen generation, ^da royal priesthood, ^ean holy nation, ^||fa peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the ^||gpraises of ^hhim who hath called you ⁱout of darkness into his marvellous light: ^10kWhich in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

¹¹Dearly beloved, ^lI beseech you ^mas ⁿstrangers and ^opilgrims, ^pabstain from ^qfleshly lusts, ^rwhich war against the soul; ^12sHaving your ^tconversation honest among the Gentiles: that, ^||uwhereas they speak against you as ^wevildoers, they may ^xby your good works, which they shall ^ybehold, ^zglorify God in the day of ^avisitation. ^13bSubmit yourselves to every ordinance of man ^cfor the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as ^bdsupreme; ¹⁴Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him ^efor the punishment of evildoers, and ^ffor the praise of them that do well. ¹⁵For so is ^gthe will of God, that ^hwith well doing ye may ⁱput to silence the ignorance of foolish men: ^16kAs free, and not ^†using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as ^lthe servants of God. ^17||mHonour all men. Love ⁿthe brotherhood. ^oFear God. ^opHonour the king. ^18qServants, ^rbe subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and ^sgentle, but also to the ^tfroward. ¹⁹For this is ^||thankworthy, ^uif a man ^vfor conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰For ^wwhat glory is it, if, when ye be ^xbuffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, ^wwhen ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is ^||acceptable with God. ²¹For even ^yhereunto ^zwere ye called: because ^aChrist also suffered ^||for us, ^bleaving us an ^cexample, that ye should follow ^dhis steps: ^22eWho did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: ^23fWho, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but ^||gcommitted himself to him that judgeth righteously: ^24hWho his own self bare our sins in his own body ^||on ⁱthe tree, ^kthat we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: ^lby whose ^mstripes ye were healed. ²⁵For ⁿye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned ^ounto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.