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World English Bible Classic
[1] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,ⓘ to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, [2] according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. [3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, [4] to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you, [5] who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. [6] In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials, [7] that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ— [8] whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory, [9] receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. [10] Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you, [11] searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed to when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow them. [12] To them it was revealed that they served not themselves, but you, in these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into. [13] Therefore prepare your minds for action.§ Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ— [14] as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance, [15] but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior, [16] because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”† [17] If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear, [18] knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers, [19] but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ, [20] who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake, [21] who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God. [22] Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently, [23] having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. [24] For,
“All flesh is like grass,
and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass.
The grass withers, and its flower falls;
[25] but the Lord’s word endures forever.”†This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
  2. § 1:13 Literally, “gird up the waist of your mind” or “put on the belt of the waist of your mind”
  3. † 1:16
  4. † 1:25
King James Version
[1] Peter, G4074 an apostle G652 of Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547 to the strangers G3927 scattered G1290 throughout Pontus, G4195 Galatia, G1053 Cappadocia, G2587 Asia, G773 and G2532 Bithynia, G978 [2] elect G1588 according to G2596 the foreknowledge G4268 of God G2316 the Father, G3962 through G1722 sanctification G38 of the Spirit, G4151 unto G1519 obedience G5218 and G2532 sprinkling G4473 of the blood G129 of Jesus G2424 Christ: G5547 Grace G5485 unto you, G5213 and G2532 peace, G1515 be multiplied. G4129 [3] Blessed G2128 be the G3588 God G2316 and G2532 Father G3962 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547 which G3588 according to G2596 his G846 abundant G4183§ mercy G1656 hath begotten G313 us G2248 again G313 unto G1519 a lively G2198 hope G1680 by G1223 the resurrection G386 of Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 from G1537 the dead, G3498 [4] to G1519 an inheritance G2817 incorruptible, G862 and G2532 undefiled, G283 and G2532 that fadeth not away, G263 reserved G5083 in G1722 heaven G3772 for G1519 you, G5209§ [5] who G3588 are kept G5432 by G1722 the power G1411 of God G2316 through G1223 faith G4102 unto G1519 salvation G4991 ready G2092 to be revealed G601 in G1722 the last G2078 time. G2540 [6] Wherein G1722 G3739 ye greatly rejoice, G21 though G3076 now G737 for a season, G3641 if G1487 need G1163 be, G2076 ye are in heaviness G3076 through G1722 manifold G4164 temptations: G3986 [7] that G2443 the G3588 trial G1383 of your G5216 faith, G4102 being much G4183 more precious G5093 than of gold G5553 that G3588 perisheth, G622 though G1161 it be tried G1381 with G1223 fire, G4442 might be found G2147 unto G1519 praise G1868 and G2532 honour G5092 and G2532 glory G1391 at G1722 the appearing G602 of Jesus G2424 Christ: G5547 [8] whom G3739 having G1492 not G3756 seen, G1492 ye love; G25 in G1519 whom, G3739 though G3708 now G737 ye see G3708 him not, G3361 yet G1161 believing, G4100 ye rejoice G21 with joy G5479 unspeakable G412 and G2532 full of glory: G1392 [9] receiving G2865 the G3588 end G5056 of your G5216 faith, G4102 even the salvation G4991 of your souls. G5590 [10] Of G4012 which G3739 salvation G4991 the prophets G4396 have enquired G1567 and G2532 searched diligently, G1830 who G3588 prophesied G4395 of G4012 the G3588 grace G5485 that should come unto G1519 you: G5209 [11] searching G2045 G1519 what, G5101 or G2228 what manner G4169 of time G2540 the Spirit G4151 of Christ G5547 which G3588 was in G1722 them G846 did signify, G1213 when it testified beforehand G4303 the G3588 sufferings G3804 of G1519 Christ, G5547 and G2532 the G3588 glory G1391 that should follow. G3326 G5023 [12] Unto whom G3739 it was revealed, G601 that G3754 not G3756 unto themselves, G1438 but G1161 unto us G2254 they did minister G1247 the things, G846 which G3739 are G312 now G3568 reported G312 unto you G5213 by G1223 them that G3588 have preached the gospel G2097 unto you G5209 with G1722 the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 sent down G649 from G575 heaven; G3772 which things G3739 the angels G32 desire G1937 to look G3879 into. G1519 [13] Wherefore G1352 gird up G328 the G3588 loins G3751 of your G5216 mind, G1271 be sober, G3525 and hope G1679 to the end G5049§ for G1909 the G3588 grace G5485 that is to be brought G5342 unto you G5213 at G1722 the revelation G602 of Jesus G2424 Christ; G5547 [14] as G5613 obedient G5218 children, G5043 not G3361 fashioning yourselves according to G4964 the G3588 former G4386 lusts G1939 in G1722 your G5216 ignorance: G52 [15] but G235 as G2596 he which G3588 hath called G2564 you G5209 is holy, G40 so G2532 be G1096 ye G846 holy G40 in G1722 all G3956 manner of conversation; G391 [16] because G1360 it is written, G1125 Be ye G1096 holy; G40 for G3754 I G1473 am G1510 holy. G40 [17] And G2532 if G1487 ye call on G1941 the Father, G3962 who G3588 without respect of persons G678 judgeth G2919 according to G2596 every man’s G1538 work, G2041 pass G390 the G3588 time G5550 of your G5216 sojourning G3940 here in G1722 fear: G5401 [18] forasmuch as ye know G1492 that G3754 ye were G3084 not G3756 redeemed G3084 with corruptible things, G5349 as silver G694 and G2228 gold, G5553 from G1537 your G5216 vain G3152 conversation G391 received by tradition from your fathers; G3970 [19] but G235 with the precious G5093 blood G129 of Christ, G5547 as G5613 of a lamb G286 without blemish G299 and G2532 without spot: G784 [20] who G4267 verily G3303 was foreordained G4267 before G4253 the foundation G2602 of the world, G2889 but G1161 was manifest G5319 in G1909 these G3588 last G2078 times G5550 for G1223 you, G5209 [21] who G3588 by G1223 him G846 do believe G4100 in G1519 God, G2316 that G3588 raised G1453 him G846 up G1453 from G1537 the dead, G3498 and G2532 gave G1325 him G846 glory; G1391 that G5620 your G5216 faith G4102 and G2532 hope G1680 might be G1511 in G1519 God. G2316 [22] Seeing ye have purified G48 your G5216 souls G5590 in G1722 obeying G5218 the G3588 truth G225 through G1223 the Spirit G4151 unto G1519 unfeigned G505 love of the brethren, G5360 see that ye love G25 one another G240 with G1537 a pure G2513 heart G2588 fervently: G1619 [23] being born again, G313 not G3756 of G1537 corruptible G5349 seed, G4701 but G235 of incorruptible, G862 by G1223 the word G3056 of God, G2316 which liveth G2198 and G2532 abideth G3306 for G1519 ever. G165 [24] For G1360§
All G3956 flesh G4561 is as G5613 grass, G5528
And G2532 all G3956 the glory G1391 of man G444 as G5613 the flower G438 of grass. G5528
The G3588 grass G5528 withereth, G3583 and G2532 the G3588 flower G438 thereof G846 falleth away: G1601
[25] But G1161 the G3588 word G4487 of the Lord G2962 endureth G3306 for G1519 ever. G165And G1161 this G5124 is G2076 the G3588 word G4487 which G3588 by the gospel is preached G2097 unto G1519 you. G5209

Footnotes

  1. § 1:3 Gr. much
  2. § 1:4 Or, for us
  3. § 1:13 Gr. perfectly
  4. § 1:24 Or, for that
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Πέτρος, G4074 ἀπόστολος G652 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ, G5547 ἐκλεκτοῖς G1588 παρεπιδήμοις G3927 διασπορᾶς G1290 Πόντου, G4195 Γαλατίας, G1053 Καππαδοκίας, G2587 Ἀσίας, G773 καὶ G2532 Βιθυνίας, G978 [2] κατὰ G2596 πρόγνωσιν G4268 θεοῦ G2316 πατρός, G3962 ἐν G1722 ἁγιασμῷ G38 πνεύματος, G4151 εἰς G1519 ὑπακοὴν G5218 καὶ G2532 ῥαντισμὸν G4473 αἵματος G129 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ· G5547 χάρις G5485 ὑμῖν G5213 καὶ G2532 εἰρήνη G1515 πληθυνθείη. G4129 [3] Εὐλογητὸς G2128 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 καὶ G2532 πατὴρ G3962 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 ἡμῶν G2257 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ, G5547 ὁ G3588 κατὰ G2596 τὸ G3588 πολὺ G4183 ‡αὐτοῦ G846 ἔλεος G1656 ἀναγεννήσας G313 ἡμᾶς G2248 εἰς G1519 ἐλπίδα G1680 ζῶσαν G2198 δι’ G1223 ἀναστάσεως G386 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ G5547 ἐκ G1537 νεκρῶν, G3498 [4] εἰς G1519 κληρονομίαν G2817 ἄφθαρτον G862 καὶ G2532 ἀμίαντον G283 καὶ G2532 ἀμάραντον, G263 τετηρημένην G5083 ἐν G1722 οὐρανοῖς G3772 εἰς G1519 ‡ὑμᾶς, G5209 [5] τοὺς G3588 ἐν G1722 δυνάμει G1411 θεοῦ G2316 φρουρουμένους G5432 διὰ G1223 πίστεως G4102 εἰς G1519 σωτηρίαν G4991 ἑτοίμην G2092 ἀποκαλυφθῆναι G601 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 ἐσχάτῳ. G2078 [6] Ἐν G1722 ᾧ G3739 G3739 ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, G21 ὀλίγον G3641 ἄρτι, G737 εἰ G1487 δέον G1163 ‡ἐστίν, G2076 ‡λυπηθέντες G3076 ἐν G1722 ποικίλοις G4164 πειρασμοῖς, G3986 [7] ἵνα G2443 τὸ G3588 δοκίμιον G1383 ὑμῶν G5216 τῆς G3588 πίστεως G4102 ‡πολὺ G4183 τιμιώτερον G5093 χρυσίου G5553 τοῦ G3588 ἀπολλυμένου, G622 διὰ G1223 πυρὸς G4442 δὲ G1161 δοκιμαζομένου, G1381 εὑρεθῇ G2147 εἰς G1519 ἔπαινον G1868 καὶ G2532 ‡τιμὴν G5092 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 δόξαν G1391 ἐν G1722 ἀποκαλύψει G602 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ· G5547 [8] ὃν G3739 οὐκ G3756 ‡εἰδότες G1492 ἀγαπᾶτε, G25 εἰς G1519 ὃν G3739 ἄρτι G737 μὴ G3361 ὁρῶντες, G3708 πιστεύοντες G4100 δέ, G1161 ‡ἀγαλλιᾶσθε G21 χαρᾷ G5479 ἀνεκλαλήτῳ G412 καὶ G2532 δεδοξασμένῃ, G1392 [9] κομιζόμενοι G2865 τὸ G3588 τέλος G5056 τῆς G3588 πίστεως G4102 ‡ὑμῶν, G5216 σωτηρίαν G4991 ψυχῶν. G5590 [10] Περὶ G4012 ἧς G3739 σωτηρίας G4991 ἐξεζήτησαν G1567 καὶ G2532 ‡ἐξηρεύνησαν G1830 προφῆται G4396 οἱ G3588 περὶ G4012 τῆς G3588 εἰς G1519 ὑμᾶς G5209 χάριτος G5485 προφητεύσαντες· G4395 [11] ‡ἐρευνῶντες G2045 εἰς G1519 τίνα G5101 ἢ G2228 ποῖον G4169 καιρὸν G2540 ἐδήλου G1213 τὸ G3588 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς G846 πνεῦμα G4151 χριστοῦ, G5547 προμαρτυρόμενον G4303 τὰ G3588 εἰς G1519 χριστὸν G5547 παθήματα, G3804 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 μετὰ G3326 ταῦτα G5023 δόξας. G1391 [12] Οἷς G3739 ἀπεκαλύφθη G601 ὅτι G3754 οὐχ G3756 ἑαυτοῖς, G1438 ‡ὑμῖν G5213 δὲ G1161 διηκόνουν G1247 αὐτά, G846 ἃ G3739 νῦν G3568 ἀνηγγέλη G312 ὑμῖν G5213 διὰ G1223 τῶν G3588 εὐαγγελισαμένων G2097 ὑμᾶς G5209 ‡ἐν G1722 πνεύματι G4151 ἁγίῳ G40 ἀποσταλέντι G649 ἀπ’ G575 οὐρανοῦ, G3772 εἰς G1519 ἃ G3739 ἐπιθυμοῦσιν G1937 ἄγγελοι G32 παρακύψαι. G3879 [13] Διὸ G1352 ἀναζωσάμενοι G328 τὰς G3588 ὀσφύας G3751 τῆς G3588 διανοίας G1271 ὑμῶν, G5216 νήφοντες, G3525 τελείως G5049 ἐλπίσατε G1679 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 φερομένην G5342 ὑμῖν G5213 χάριν G5485 ἐν G1722 ἀποκαλύψει G602 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ· G5547 [14] ὡς G5613 τέκνα G5043 ὑπακοῆς, G5218 μὴ G3361 ‡συσχηματιζόμενοι G4964 ταῖς G3588 πρότερον G4386 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀγνοίᾳ G52 ὑμῶν G5216 ἐπιθυμίαις, G1939 [15] ἀλλὰ G235 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 καλέσαντα G2564 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἅγιον G40 καὶ G2532 αὐτοὶ G846 ἅγιοι G40 ἐν G1722 πάσῃ G3956 ἀναστροφῇ G391 γενήθητε· G1096 [16] διότι G1360 ‡γέγραπται, G1125 Ἅγιοι G40 ‡γίνεσθε, G1096 ὅτι G3754 ἐγὼ G1473 ἅγιός G40 ‡εἰμι. G1510 [17] Καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 πατέρα G3962 ἐπικαλεῖσθε G1941 τὸν G3588 ‡ἀπροσωπολήπτως G678 κρίνοντα G2919 κατὰ G2596 τὸ G3588 ἑκάστου G1538 ἔργον, G2041 ἐν G1722 φόβῳ G5401 τὸν G3588 τῆς G3588 παροικίας G3940 ὑμῶν G5216 χρόνον G5550 ἀναστράφητε· G390 [18] εἰδότες G1492 ὅτι G3754 οὐ G3756 φθαρτοῖς, G5349 ἀργυρίῳ G694 ἢ G2228 χρυσίῳ, G5553 ἐλυτρώθητε G3084 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 ματαίας G3152 ὑμῶν G5216 ἀναστροφῆς G391 πατροπαραδότου, G3970 [19] ἀλλὰ G235 τιμίῳ G5093 αἵματι G129 ὡς G5613 ἀμνοῦ G286 ἀμώμου G299 καὶ G2532 ἀσπίλου G784 χριστοῦ, G5547 [20] προεγνωσμένου G4267 μὲν G3303 πρὸ G4253 καταβολῆς G2602 κόσμου, G2889 φανερωθέντος G5319 δὲ G1161 ἐπ’ G1909 ‡ἐσχάτων G2078 τῶν G3588 χρόνων G5550 δι’ G1223 ὑμᾶς, G5209 [21] τοὺς G3588 δι’ G1223 αὐτοῦ G846 ‡πιστεύοντας G4100 εἰς G1519 θεόν, G2316 τὸν G3588 ἐγείραντα G1453 αὐτὸν G846 ἐκ G1537 νεκρῶν, G3498 καὶ G2532 δόξαν G1391 αὐτῷ G846 δόντα, G1325 ὥστε G5620 τὴν G3588 πίστιν G4102 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 ἐλπίδα G1680 εἶναι G1511 εἰς G1519 θεόν. G2316 [22] Τὰς G3588 ψυχὰς G5590 ὑμῶν G5216 ἡγνικότες G48 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὑπακοῇ G5218 τῆς G3588 ἀληθείας G225 ‡διὰ G1223 πνεύματος G4151 εἰς G1519 φιλαδελφίαν G5360 ἀνυπόκριτον, G505 ἐκ G1537 ‡καθαρᾶς G2513 καρδίας G2588 ἀλλήλους G240 ἀγαπήσατε G25 ἐκτενῶς· G1619 [23] ἀναγεγεννημένοι G313 οὐκ G3756 ἐκ G1537 σπορᾶς G4701 φθαρτῆς, G5349 ‡ἀλλὰ G235 ἀφθάρτου, G862 διὰ G1223 λόγου G3056 ζῶντος G2198 θεοῦ G2316 καὶ G2532 μένοντος G3306 ‡εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα. G165 [24] Διότι, G1360 Πᾶσα G3956 σὰρξ G4561 ὡς G5613 χόρτος, G5528 καὶ G2532 πᾶσα G3956 δόξα G1391 ‡ἀνθρώπου G444 ὡς G5613 ἄνθος G438 χόρτου. G5528 Ἐξηράνθη G3583 ὁ G3588 χόρτος, G5528 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ἄνθος G438 ‡αὐτοῦ G846 ἐξέπεσεν· G1601 [25] τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 ῥῆμα G4487 κυρίου G2962 μένει G3306 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα. G165 Τοῦτο G5124 δέ G1161 ἐστιν G2076 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 τὸ G3588 εὐαγγελισθὲν G2097 εἰς G1519 ὑμᾶς. G5209

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 1:3 αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ¦ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
  2. ‡ 1:4 ὑμᾶς ¦ ἡμᾶς
  3. ‡ 1:6a ἐστίν ¦ [] ¦
  4. ‡ 1:6b λυπηθέντες ¦ λυπηθέντας
  5. ‡ 1:7a πολὺ τιμιώτερον ¦ πολυτιμότερον
  6. ‡ 1:7b τιμὴν καὶ εἰς δόξαν ¦ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν ¦ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν
  7. ‡ 1:8a εἰδότες ¦ ἰδόντες
  8. ‡ 1:8b ἀγαλλιᾶσθε ¦ ἀγαλλιᾶτε
  9. ‡ 1:9 ὑμῶν ¦ [] ¦
  10. ‡ 1:10 ἐξηρεύνησαν ¦ ἐξηραύνησαν
  11. ‡ 1:11 ἐρευνῶντες ¦ ἐραυνῶντες
  12. ‡ 1:12a ὑμῖν ¦ ἡμῖν
  13. ‡ 1:12b ἐν ¦ [] ¦
  14. ‡ 1:14 συσχηματιζόμενοι ¦ συνσχηματιζόμενοι
  15. ‡ 1:16a γέγραπται ¦ γέγραπται ὅτι ¦ γέγραπται [ὅτι]
  16. ‡ 1:16b γίνεσθε ¦ γενέσθε ¦ ἔσεσθε
  17. ‡ 1:16c εἰμι ¦ [] ¦
  18. ‡ 1:17 ἀπροσωπολήπτως ¦ ἀπροσωπολήμπτως
  19. ‡ 1:20 ἐσχάτων ¦ ἐσχάτου
  20. ‡ 1:21 πιστεύοντας ¦ πιστοὺς
  21. ‡ 1:22a διὰ πνεύματος ¦
  22. ‡ 1:22b καθαρᾶς ¦ ¦ [] ¦
  23. ‡ 1:23a ἀλλὰ ¦ ἀλλ’
  24. ‡ 1:23b εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ¦
  25. ‡ 1:24a ἀνθρώπου ¦ αὐτῆς
  26. ‡ 1:24b αὐτοῦ ¦