1 Peter 1

Chapter 1

A Living Hope, and a Sure Salvation

^1aPeter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who reside as ^baliens, ^cscattered throughout ^dPontus, ^eGalatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and ^fBithynia, ^gwho are chosen

²according to the ^aforeknowledge of God the Father, ^bby the sanctifying work of the Spirit, ¹to ^cobey Jesus Christ and be ^dsprinkled with His blood: ^eMay grace and peace ²be yours in the fullest measure.

^3aBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who ^baccording to His great mercy ^chas caused us to be born again to ^da living hope through the ^eresurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

⁴to obtain an ^ainheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and ^bwill not fade away, ^creserved in heaven for you,

⁵who are ^aprotected by the power of God ^bthrough faith for ^ca salvation ready ^dto be revealed in the last time.

^6aIn this you greatly rejoice, even though now ^bfor a little while, ^cif necessary, you have been distressed by ^dvarious ¹trials,

⁷so that the ^1aproof of your faith, being more precious than gold which ²is perishable, ^beven though tested by fire, ^cmay be found to result in praise and glory and honor at ^dthe revelation of Jesus Christ;

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

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

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

¹¹¹seeking to know what person or time ^athe Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He ^bpredicted 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 announced to you through those who ^apreached the gospel to you by ^bthe Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which ^cangels long to ¹look.

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

¹⁴As ^1aobedient children, do not ^2bbe 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 behavior;

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

¹⁷If you ^aaddress as Father the One who ^bimpartially ^cjudges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves ^din fear during the time of your ^estay on earth;

¹⁸knowing that you were not ^1aredeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your ^bfutile way of life inherited from your forefathers,

¹⁹but with precious ^ablood, as of a ^blamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.

²⁰For He was ^aforeknown before ^bthe foundation of the world, but has ^cappeared ¹in these last times ^dfor the sake of you

²¹who through Him are ^abelievers in God, who raised Him from the dead and ^bgave Him glory, so that your faith and ^chope are in God.

²²Since you have ^ain obedience to the truth ^bpurified your souls for a ^1csincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from ²the heart,

²³for you have been ^aborn again ^bnot of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring ^cword of God.

²⁴For,

“^aAll flesh is like grass,

And all its glory like the flower of grass.

The grass withers,

And the flower falls off,

^25aBut the word of the Lord endures forever.”

And this is ^bthe word which was ¹preached to you.