1:1 Peter,
an
apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
To
those
who
are
elect
exiles
of
the
dispersion
in
Pontus,
Galatia,
Cappadocia,
Asia,
and
Bithynia,
1:2 according
to
the
foreknowledge
of
God
the
Father,
in
the
sanctification
of
the
Spirit,
for
obedience
to
Jesus
Christ
and
for
sprinkling
with
his
blood:
May
grace
and
peace
be
multiplied
to
you.
1:3 Blessed
be
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ!
According
to
his
great
mercy,
he
has
caused
us
to
be
born
again
to
a
living
hope
through
the
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
from
the
dead,
1:4 to
an
inheritance
that
is
imperishable,
undefiled,
and
unfading,
kept
in
heaven
for
you,
1:5 who
by
God's
power
are
being
guarded
through
faith
for
a
salvation
ready
to
be
revealed
in
the
last
time.
1:6 In
this
you
rejoice,
though
now
for
a
little
while,
if
necessary,
you
have
been
grieved
by
various
trials,
1:7 so
that
the
tested
genuineness
of
your
faith--more
precious
than
gold
that
perishes
though
it
is
tested
by
fire--may
be
found
to
result
in
praise
and
glory
and
honor
at
the
revelation
of
Jesus
Christ.
1:8 Though
you
have
not
seen
him,
you
love
him.
Though
you
do
not
now
see
him,
you
believe
in
him
and
rejoice
with
joy
that
is
inexpressible
and
filled
with
glory,
1:9 obtaining
the
outcome
of
your
faith,
the
salvation
of
your
souls.
1:10 Concerning
this
salvation,
the
prophets
who
prophesied
about
the
grace
that
was
to
be
yours
searched
and
inquired
carefully,
1:11 inquiring
what
person
or
time
the
Spirit
of
Christ
in
them
was
indicating
when
he
predicted
the
sufferings
of
Christ
and
the
subsequent
glories.
1:12 It
was
revealed
to
them
that
they
were
serving
not
themselves
but
you,
in
the
things
that
have
now
been
announced
to
you
through
those
who
preached
the
good
news
to
you
by
the
Holy
Spirit
sent
from
heaven,
things
into
which
angels
long
to
look.
1:13 Therefore,
preparing
your
minds
for
action,
and
being
sober-minded,
set
your
hope
fully
on
the
grace
that
will
be
brought
to
you
at
the
revelation
of
Jesus
Christ.
1:14 As
obedient
children,
do
not
be
conformed
to
the
passions
of
your
former
ignorance,
1:15 but
as
he
who
called
you
is
holy,
you
also
be
holy
in
all
your
conduct,
1:16 since
it
is
written,
"You
shall
be
holy,
for
I
am
holy."
1:17 And
if
you
call
on
him
as
Father
who
judges
impartially
according
to
each
one's
deeds,
conduct
yourselves
with
fear
throughout
the
time
of
your
exile,
1:18 knowing
that
you
were
ransomed
from
the
futile
ways
inherited
from
your
forefathers,
not
with
perishable
things
such
as
silver
or
gold,
1:19 but
with
the
precious
blood
of
Christ,
like
that
of
a
lamb
without
blemish
or
spot.
1:20 He
was
foreknown
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
but
was
made
manifest
in
the
last
times
for
the
sake
of
you
1:21 who
through
him
are
believers
in
God,
who
raised
him
from
the
dead
and
gave
him
glory,
so
that
your
faith
and
hope
are
in
God.
1:22 Having
purified
your
souls
by
your
obedience
to
the
truth
for
a
sincere
brotherly
love,
love
one
another
earnestly
from
a
pure
heart,
1:23 since
you
have
been
born
again,
not
of
perishable
seed
but
of
imperishable,
through
the
living
and
abiding
word
of
God;
1:24 for
"All
flesh
is
like
grass
and
all
its
glory
like
the
flower
of
grass.
The
grass
withers,
and
the
flower
falls,
1:25 but
the
word
of
the
Lord
remains
forever."
And
this
word
is
the
good
news
that
was
preached
to
you.