1 Peter · King James Version (with Apocrypha)
1 Peter 1 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in 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.
2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
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,
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to 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,
4 to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved 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.
5 who by the power of God are guarded 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:
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in 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:
7 that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
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:
8 whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,
9 Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.
9 receiving the result 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:
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
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.
11 searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed to when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow them.
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.
12 To them it was revealed that they served not themselves, but you, in these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
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;
13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
14 as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
15 but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior,
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
16 because 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:
17 If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear,
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;
18 knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ,
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age 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.
21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in 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:
22 Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
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:
24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its 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.
25 but the Lord’s word endures forever.” This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 James 1:1; Acts 2:5–11; Hebrews 11:13; Ephesians 2:19; 1 Peter 2:11
- 2 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Ephesians 1:4–5; Hebrews 12:24; 1 Peter 1:22; Romans 11:2
- 3 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 5:4; Romans 15:13; Titus 3:4–6; Ephesians 1:7
- 4 Revelation 21:27; Hebrews 9:15; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Matthew 25:34
- 5 Philippians 1:6; Ephesians 2:8; Romans 8:31–39; 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14; John 10:28–30
- 6 James 1:2; 1 Peter 5:10; Romans 12:12; Romans 5:2; Matthew 5:12
- 7 Job 23:10; James 1:12; Isaiah 48:10; 1 Peter 4:12; James 1:3–4
- 8 John 20:29; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Romans 15:13; Hebrews 11:1; John 16:22
- 9 Romans 6:22; James 1:21; Hebrews 11:13
- 10 Matthew 13:17; Luke 10:24; Daniel 2:44; Luke 24:25–27; John 5:39
- 11 2 Peter 1:21; Isaiah 52:13–14; Luke 24:25–27; Romans 8:9; Acts 26:22–23
- 12 John 15:26; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Ephesians 3:10; 1 Peter 1:25; Hebrews 11:39–40
- 13 1 Peter 5:8; Luke 12:35; 1 Peter 4:7; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 3:15
- 14 Romans 12:2; Titus 3:3–5; 1 Peter 4:2–3; Ephesians 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:5
- 15 Matthew 5:48; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; James 3:13; Ephesians 5:1–2
- 16 Leviticus 11:44; Leviticus 19:2; Leviticus 20:7
- 17 Acts 10:34–35; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Philippians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Matthew 6:9
- 18 1 Corinthians 6:20; Titus 2:14; Psalm 49:7–8; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Galatians 1:4
- 19 1 John 1:7; 1 Peter 2:22–24; John 1:29; Hebrews 9:12–14; Revelation 5:9
- 20 Ephesians 1:4; 2 Timothy 1:9–10; Hebrews 9:26; Revelation 13:8; Hebrews 1:2
- 21 Acts 2:24; John 12:44; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 7:25; Acts 2:32–33
- 22 1 Timothy 1:5; Hebrews 13:1; Romans 12:9–10; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 John 4:12
- 23 1 Peter 1:3; Hebrews 4:12; John 1:13; John 6:63; John 3:3
- 24 Isaiah 40:6–8; Psalm 103:15; James 4:14; James 1:10–11; Psalm 37:2
- 25 Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; Psalm 119:89; 1 Corinthians 15:1–4; 1 John 1:1
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
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… Lord Jesus Christ, who for our sins suffered even unto death, [but] "whom God raised from the dead, having loosed the bands of the grave." "In whom, though now ye see Him not, ye believe, and believing, rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory;" into which joy many desire to enter, knowing that "by grace ye are saved, not …
Admirable sophists, and explorers of the sublimities of the unknown Father, and rehearsers of those super-celestial mysteries "which the angels desire to look into!" --that they may learn that from the Nous of that Father who is above all, the Word was produced blind, that is, ignorant of the Father who produced him!
… God destroy." "Let no man deceive himself." But perhaps a man will say, "My soul is the temple of God, not my body," and will add this testimony also, "All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass." Unhappy interpretation!
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
For if we call on Him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, let us pass the time of our sojourning here in fear, loving not the world, neither the things that are in the world: for if any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
"Wherefore, girding up your loins," "serve the Lord in fear" and truth, as those who have forsaken the vain, empty talk and error of the multitude, and "believed in Him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and gave Him glory," and a throne at His right hand.