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1 Peter 1

A Living Hope, and a Sure Salvation

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 aPeter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who reside as  baliens,  cscattered throughout  dPontus,  eGalatia,  dCappadocia,  dAsia, and  fBithynia,  gwho are chosen

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according 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.

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 aBlessed 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,

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

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

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

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so that the  1 aproof 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;

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and  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,

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

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

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 1seeking 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.

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It 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.

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

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As  1 aobedient children, do not  2 bbe conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your  cignorance,

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

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because it is written, " aYOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."

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If 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;

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

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

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

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who 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.

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

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

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For, " aALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS, AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS. THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,

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 aBUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER." And this is  bthe word which was  1preached to you.



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