{"book":"1 Peter","slug":"1-peter","ch":1,"genre":"letter","sub":"1 Peter","prev":"james/5","next":"1-peter/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To [the] elect who are exiles of [the] Dispersion [throughout] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, [chosen]","f":["Literally To the elect sojourners of the Diaspora of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. These provinces were located in what is now Turkey."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,"},{"style":"reg","t":"To [the] elect who are exiles of [the] Dispersion [throughout] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, [chosen]"}],"h":"A Greeting from Peter","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"according to [the] foreknowledge of God [the] Father [and] sanctified by [the] Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by [His] blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"according to [the] foreknowledge of God [the] Father [and] sanctified by [the] Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by [His] blood:"},{"style":"reg","t":"Grace and peace be yours in abundance."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy [He] has given us new birth into a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from [the] dead,","f":["Or has caused us to be born again or has begotten us again"],"h":"A Living Hope","style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"[and] into an inheritance [that is] imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"who through faith [are] shielded by God’s power for [the] salvation [that is] ready to be revealed in [the] last time.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"so 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 Christ.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"[Though] 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,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"[now that] you are receiving the goal of your faith, [the] salvation of [your] souls.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"Concerning this salvation, [the] prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"It was revealed to [them] that they were not serving themselves, but you, [when they foretold] the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by [the] Holy Spirit sent from heaven. [Even] angels long to look into [these things].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Therefore prepare your minds {for action}. Be sober-minded. Set [your] hope fully on the grace to be given you at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ.","f":["Literally Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind"],"h":"A Call to Holiness","style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"But just as He who called you [is] holy, so be holy in all you do,","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"for it is written:“ Be holy, because I am holy.”","f":["Leviticus 11:44–45; Leviticus 19:2"]},{"v":17,"t":"Since you call on [a] Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"[For] 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,","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"but with [the] precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish [or] spot.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"He was known before [the] foundation of [the] world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"Through Him [you] believe in God, who raised Him from [the] dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"[Since] 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.","f":["SBL, NE, and WH from the heart"],"h":"The Enduring Word","style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through [the] living and enduring word of God.","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"For,“ All flesh [is] like grass, and all its glory like [the] flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"For,"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ All flesh [is] like grass,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and all its glory like [the] flowers of the field;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"the grass withers and the flowers fall,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":25,"t":"but the word of [the] Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.","f":["Isaiah 40:6–8"],"lines":[{"style":"indent2","t":"but the word of [the] Lord stands forever.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"And this is the word that was proclaimed to you."}],"style":"indent2"}]}