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1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
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who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood: May grace and peace be yours in abundance.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
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and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
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In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
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so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
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Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
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for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
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Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours made careful search and inquiry,
11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
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inquiring about the person or time that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the subsequent glory.
12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
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It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look!
13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed.
14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
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Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance.
15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
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Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
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for it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
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If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile.
18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
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You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
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but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
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He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.
21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
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Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God.
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
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Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart.
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
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You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
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For "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
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but the word of the Lord endures forever." That word is the good news that was announced to you.
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