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1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 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.
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Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.
3 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,
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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
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And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,
5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.
6 In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,
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You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,
7 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.
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So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
8 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,
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To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
9 for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours made careful search and inquiry,
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For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation;
11 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.
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Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.
12 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!
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And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
13 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.
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So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance.
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Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:
15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct;
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But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;
16 for it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
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Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy.
17 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.
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And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:
18 You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
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Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.
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But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:
20 He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.
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Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,
21 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.
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Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 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.
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And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
23 You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
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Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
24 For "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
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For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead:
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever." That word is the good news that was announced to you.
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But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.
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