Peter, an apostle
of Jesus
Christ
, to the strangers
scattered
throughout Pontus
, Galatia
, Cappadocia
, Asia
, and
Bithynia
,
Elect according
to the foreknowledge
of God
the Father
, through
sanctification
of the Spirit
, unto
obedience
and
sprinkling
of the blood
of Jesus
Christ
: Grace
unto you
, and
peace
, be multiplied
.
Blessed be the God
and
Father
of our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
, which
according to
his
abundant
mercy
hath begotten
us
again
unto
a lively
hope
by
the resurrection
of Jesus
Christ
from
the dead
,
To an inheritance
incorruptible
, and
undefiled
, and
that fadeth not away
, reserved
in
heaven
for
you
,
Who are kept
by
the power
of God
through
faith
unto
salvation
ready
to be revealed
in
the last
time
.
Wherein ye greatly rejoice
, though now
for a season
, if
need
be
, ye are in heaviness
through
manifold
temptations
:
That the trial
of your
faith
, being much
more precious
than of gold
that perisheth
, though
it be tried
with fire
, might be found
unto
praise
and
honour
and
glory
at
the appearing
of Jesus
Christ
:
Whom having
not
seen
, ye love
; in
whom
, though now
ye see
him not
, yet
believing
, ye rejoice
with joy
unspeakable
and
full of glory
:
Receiving the end
of your
faith
, even the salvation
of your souls
.
Of which
salvation
the prophets
have enquired
and
searched diligently
, who
prophesied
of
the grace
that should come unto
you
:
Searching what
, or
what manner
of time
the Spirit
of Christ
which
was in
them
did signify
, when it testified beforehand
the sufferings
of
Christ
, and
the glory
that should follow
.
Unto whom it was revealed
, that
not
unto themselves
, but
unto us
they did minister
the things
, which
are
now
reported
unto you
by
them that have preached the gospel
unto you
with
the Holy
Ghost
sent down
from
heaven
; which things
the angels
desire
to look
into
.
Wherefore gird up
the loins
of your
mind
, be sober
, and hope
to the end
for
the grace
that is to be brought
unto you
at
the revelation
of Jesus
Christ
;
As obedient
children
, not
fashioning yourselves according to
the former
lusts
in
your
ignorance
:
But as
he which hath called
you
is holy
, so
be
ye
holy
in
all
manner of conversation
;
Because it is written
, Be ye
holy
; for
I
am
holy
.
And if
ye call on
the Father
, who
without respect of persons
judgeth
according to
every man's
work
, pass
the time
of your
sojourning
here in
fear
:
Forasmuch as ye know that
ye were
not
redeemed
with corruptible things
, as silver
and
gold
, from
your
vain
conversation
received by tradition from your fathers
;
But with the precious
blood
of Christ
, as
of a lamb
without blemish
and
without spot
:
Who verily was foreordained
before
the foundation
of the world
, but
was manifest
in
these last
times
for
you
,
Who by
him
do believe
in
God
, that raised
him
up
from
the dead
, and
gave
him
glory
; that
your
faith
and
hope
might be
in
God
.
Seeing ye have purified your
souls
in
obeying
the truth
through
the Spirit
unto
unfeigned
love of the brethren
, see that ye love
one another
with
a pure
heart
fervently
:
Being born again, not
of
corruptible
seed
, but
of incorruptible
, by
the word
of God
, which liveth
and
abideth
for
ever
.
For all
flesh
is as
grass
, and
all
the glory
of man
as
the flower
of grass
. The grass
withereth
, and
the flower
thereof
falleth away
:
But the word
of the Lord
endureth
for
ever
. And
this
is
the word
which
by the gospel is preached
unto
you
.