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1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are temporary residents scattered in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

2 You who are chosen and foreknown by God the Father. You have been sanctified by the Spirit to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood. Grace and peace be greatly increased to you.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy he gave us a new birth to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

4 You are born to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that does not fade away and is reserved in heaven for you.

5 You are protected by God’s power through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

6 You greatly rejoice in this, though you have been grieved with various trials for a little while.

7 The proof of your faith is more precious than gold that perishes. Though it is tested by fire, it may be found in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

8 You love him without seeing him. Though you do not see him, you believe in him. Full of glory, you rejoice greatly with indescribable joy.

9 You receive your salvation as the outcome of your faith.

10 Concerning this salvation the prophets inquired and searched diligently! They prophesied about the grace that should come to you:

11 searching what time or what manner of time the spirit of Christ that was in them did point to, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.

12 God revealed to the prophets that the things they spoke were not for their own benefit but for yours. The Holy Spirit was sent from heaven to make known to you what the prophets spoke. Those who spread the good news to you did this. These are things even the angels want to look into.

13 Brace up your minds. Remain sober, and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

14 Live as children of obedience. Do not fashion yourself according to your former lusts, for you were ignorant at that time.

15 Be holy in all your conduct, just as the one who called you is holy.

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 you spend here in reverence.

18 Know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your fathers. The redemption was not with corruptible things like silver or gold,

19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ.

20 Jesus was known before the foundation of the world. He was made known at the end times for your sake.

21 Through him you believe in God. God raised him from the dead, and gave him glory so that your faith and hope are in God.

22 You have purified your hearts by obeying the truth. You have genuine affection for the brothers and sisters. So always love one another intensely extremely deeply from the heart.

23 You have been given a new birth, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and endures.

24 All people are like grass. All their glory is like the blossom of a flower. The grass withers and the flower drops off.

25 But the word of our God abides forever. This is the word of good tidings that was preached to you.

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1 Put away all badness and all deception, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil talk.

2 Like newborn infants, long for the spiritual milk that is without deception to help you grow to salvation.

3 You have tasted that the Lord is kind.

4 You came to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and precious with God.

5 You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

6 The scriptures say: »I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen and precious (Isaiah 28:16). He who believes in him will not be disappointed shamed

7 This precious value is for those who believe. But for the unbeliever: »The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.«

8 It is a stone that people stumble over, and a large rock that people find offensive. They stumble because they are disobedient to the word. To this end they were appointed.

9 You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a people for God’s own possession, that you may show the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

10 In time past you were no people, but now you are the people of God. You had not then received, but now have received mercy compassion divine kindness .

11 Beloved, I request that you as aliens and strangers abstain from fleshly lust desires , which causes conflict in you.

12 Maintain fine behavior among the nations. That way when they speak badly about you, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation inspection .

13 Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it is to the king,

14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do good.

15 It is God’s will that you do the right things and that this will silence the ignorance of foolish men.

16 Be free, and yet do not use your freedom for a covering for evil, but as servants of God.

17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Reverence and respect God. Honor the king.

18 Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle master but also to the hard to please.

19 For this is to your credit to suffer wrongfully and endure grief because of your conscience toward God.

20 What value is there when you sin, and are buffeted for it, you take it patiently? But if, when you do well and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

21 For this you were called because Christ also suffered for you. He left you an example a copy for imitation a model that you should follow in his steps.

22 He committed no sin and deception was not found in him.

23 When he was reviled insulted , he did not revile in return. When he suffered he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously.

24 He bore our sins in his body upon the stake, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed because of his wounds stripes .

25 For you were straying like sheep. But now you have returned to your shepherd and overseer.

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1 In like manner, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands. Even if your husband does not obey God’s word, he may be won without a word by observing the way you live.

2 Your husband could see your chaste behavior coupled with respect reverence .

3 Your appearance should not come from the outward adornment, things like braiding the hair, and wearing jewels of gold, or wearing fine apparel.

4 Let your appearance be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit. This is of great value in the sight of God.

5 The holy women of old, who hoped in God, adorned themselves this way, being submissive to their own husbands.

6 Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You are her children now, if you do what is right and are not fearful.

7 In the same way, you husbands live with your wives in an understanding way. Honor the woman as the weaker vessel. For you are joint-heirs of the grace of life. May your prayers not be hindered cut-off blocked .

8 Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, brotherly, tenderhearted, and humble.

9 Do not repay evil for evil, or insult for insult. Do just the opposite. For you were called to inherit a blessing.

10 Whoever would love life and see good days should keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

11 Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

12 The eyes of Jehovah God are upon the righteous. His ears hear their prayers. But the face person of Jehovah is against those who do evil.

13 Who will harm you if you are eager to do good?

14 Even if you suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. Do not fear! Do not be troubled distressed intimidated !

15 Sanctify the Christ as Lord kurios: master in your hearts. Always be ready to answer every man who asks you a reason for your hope, yet with meekness mildness and respect!

16 Keep a good conscience. When you are spoken against, those who revile your good manner of life in Christ may be put to shame.

17 It is better to suffer for doing what is right, if suffering is God’s will, than to suffer for doing evil wrong sin .

18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit.

19 He preached to the people in prison.

20 They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.

21 This was a symbol pointing to baptism, which now saves you. It is not the washing off of bodily dirt, but the promise made to God for a good conscience. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

22 He is in heaven at the right hand of God, ruling over all angels and heavenly authorities and powers.

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1 Since Christ suffered physically for us, you too must strengthen yourselves with the same way of thinking that he had. Whoever suffers physically has ceased from sin.

2 From now on you must live the rest of your earthly lives controlled by God’s will and not by human desires lusts .

3 You have spent enough time in the past doing what unbelievers like to do. Your lives were spent in indecency, lusts, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and the disgusting worship of idols false gods .

4 They think it strange that you do not run with them in wild and reckless living and they speak evil about you.

5 They will give account to him that is ready to judge the living and the dead.

6 The good news was preached for this purpose even to the dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but may live according to God in the spirit.

7 The end of all things is near. Be of sound mind and judgment. Also be sober for the purpose of prayer.

8 Above all things have intense love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.

9 Be hospitable to one another without complaining.

10 According to the gift you have received, minister among yourselves, as good stewards of the increased grace divine influence love of God.

11 If any man speaks, speak as it were utterances of God. If any man ministers, minister with the strength which God supplies! May God be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. The glory and dominion belong to God forever and ever. Amen.

12 Beloved ones do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, for it comes upon you like a test, as though some strange thing were happening to you.

13 As much as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.

14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

15 Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people’s business.

16 If a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.

17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God. If it begins with us first what will it be like in the end for those who do not obey the good news of God?

18 If the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinners appear?

19 Let them also that suffer according to the will of God commend themselves in well doing to a faithful Creator.

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1 I exhort the elders among you. I too am an older man and a witness of the sufferings of Christ. I am also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed.

2 Shepherd the flock of God in your care. Exercise the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God. Do not do it for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

3 Do not lord it over your charge, but make yourselves examples to the flock.

4 When the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

5 Likewise, you younger men, be subject to the older men. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and serve one another. God resists the proud, but gives loving kindness to the humble.

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you at the proper time.

7 Throw all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you.

8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he may devour consume .

9 Stand firm in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brothers in the world.

10 After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will perfect, establish, and strengthen you.

11 To him is the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

12 By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast.

13 She that is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.

14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all that are in Christ.