1 Peter 1:8–25

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.