1 Peter 1

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.