1 Peter 1
Open in the reader1Stone, an emissary of He-Who-Is-Saves The-Anointed-One, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Sea-Region, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and devoted by the Spirit for obedience to He-Who-Is-Saves The-Anointed-One and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord He-Who-Is-Saves The-Anointed-One! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of He-Who-Is-Saves The-Anointed-One from the dead,
4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus The-Anointed-One.
8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
9now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of The-Anointed-One in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of The-Anointed-One and the glories to follow.
12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the good news to you by the Devoted Spirit sent from heaven. Even heavenly beings long to look into these things.
13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of He-Who-Is-Saves The-Anointed-One.
14As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
15But just as He who called you is devoted, so be devoted in all you do,
16for it is written: “Be devoted, because I am devoted.”
17Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
19but with the precious blood of The-Anointed-One, a lamb without blemish or spot.
20He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.