1 Peter 1:8–16

⁸And ^athough you have not seen Him, you ^blove Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and ¹full of glory,

⁹receiving as ^athe outcome of your faith the salvation of ¹your souls.

^10aConcerning this salvation, the prophets, who ^bprophesied of the ^cgrace that would come to you, made careful searches and inquiries,

¹¹¹inquiring to know what time or what kind of time ^athe Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He was ^bpredicting the sufferings of Christ and the glories ²to follow.

¹²It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been declared to you through those who ^aproclaimed the gospel to you by ^bthe Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which ^cangels long to ¹look.

¹³Therefore, having ^1agirded your minds for action, ^2bbeing sober in spirit, fix your ^chope completely on the ^dgrace ³to be brought to you at ^ethe revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹⁴As ^1aobedient children, not ^2bbeing conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ^cignorance,

¹⁵but ^1alike the Holy One who called you, ^2bbe holy yourselves also ^cin all your conduct;

¹⁶because it is written, “^aYou shall be holy, for I am holy.”