1Verse 1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect sojourners+of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,Verse 2elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the setting apart of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ:+May grace and peace be multiplied+to you.
Begotten into an incorruptible inheritance
Verse 3Blessed be the God and Father+of our Lord Jesus Christ,+who according to His great mercy has given us+another birth+into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,+Verse 4into an imperishable and undefiled and unfading inheritance,+already reserved in the heavens for you,Verse 5who are being guarded by the power of God through faith+unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.+
Genuineness of faith proved by testing
Verse 6You should be overjoyed about this, even if just now, briefly, of necessity,+you have been distressed by a variety of trials,Verse 7so that the demonstrated genuineness of your faith (much more precious than gold that perishes, albeit tested through fire) may translate into+praise, glory and honor+at the revelation of Jesus ChristVerse 8—whom not having understood+you love, into whom believing (not yet seeing) you exult with joy inexpressible, already glorified,+Verse 9obtaining for yourselves the end result of your faith,+the salvation of your souls.
Salvation foretold by prophets
Verse 10Concerning this salvation+the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and inquired diligently,Verse 11investigating into whom, or what sort of time, the Spirit of Christ+who was in them was indicating+as He testified beforehand the sufferings that would be inflicted on Christ+and the glories that would follow them.Verse 12It was revealed to them that they were not ministering these things to themselves, but to you;+which things have now been announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you, with+the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things that angels really desire to look into.+
Be serious, be holy, be fearful
Verse 13Therefore, having girded up the loins of your mind,+staying sober,+rest your hope fully upon the grace being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ+—Verse 14as children of obedience,+not conforming yourselves to the former lusts as in your ignorance,Verse 15but just as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your way of life,Verse 16because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”+Verse 17Also, since you invoke as Father+the One who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves during the time of your sojourn here in fear,+Verse 18knowing that it was not with perishable things (silver or gold) that you were redeemed from the futile way of life handed down by your forefathers,+Verse 19but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a faultless and pure lamb;Verse 20who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world,+but was revealed in these last times for your sake,Verse 21who through Him are believing into God,+who raised Him out from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are into God.
Born again through an eternal Word
Verse 22Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit,+resulting in sincere brotherly love, you must love one another fervently from a pure heart,Verse 23having been begotten again, not from a corruptible seed but an incorruptible,+through the living Word of God that remains valid forever.+Verse 24For:“All flesh is as grass,and all man's glory as flower of grass.The grass withers and its flower falls off,but the Lord's word endures forever.”+Verse 25Now this is the good word that was proclaimed to you.+