1 Peter 1:8–16

⁸whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified, ⁹receiving the end of your faith—salvation of souls.

¹⁰Concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy, ¹¹searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was manifesting, testifying beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these, ¹²to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.

¹³Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ, ¹⁴as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance, ¹⁵but according as He who did call you is holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour, ¹⁶because it hath been written, ‘Become ye holy, because I am holy;’