1Peter:1

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* Peter , an apostle of Jesus Christ , to the elect who are sojourners of the dispersion in Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Roman Asia , and Bithynia , * according to the foreknowledge of God the Father , in the sanctification of the spirit , unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ ; Grace and peace be multiplied to you . * Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope , through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ; * and into an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and fadeless , which has been kept in heaven for you * who , through faith , are continuously guarded by the power of God for a salvation , ready to be revealed in the last days . * Exult in this , though now for a brief moment , if need be , you have suffered many hardships . * These are in order that the test of your faith , more precious than gold that is perishable and yet is tested by fire , may redound to praise and glory and honor , at the revelation of Jesus Christ . * Him you love , though you have never seen him ; in him you ever believe , though even now you see him not , and you are rejoicing with joy unspeakable and full of glory , * as you continually receive the reward of your faith , even the salvation of your souls . * Concerning this salvation the Prophets who prophesied regarding the grace intended for you , diligently sought and searched . * They were searching to know to what time , or to what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them kept pointing , when he ever testified beforehand concerning the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow . * It was revealed to them that it was not for themselves , but for you , that they were ministering the truths which have now been announced to you , by those who preached the gospel to you , through the help of the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven - truths into which angels long to look . * So then brace up your minds , be steady in spirit , and fix your hope firmly in the grace that is coming to you , at the revelation of Jesus Christ . * Like obedient children , do not fashion yourselves according to the former passions of your days of ignorance , * but become yourselves holy in your whole manner of living , as He who has called you is holy , * as the Scripture says , You shall be holy , because I am holy . * And since you call upon him as Father , who impartially judges each one according to his deeds , pass the time of your sojourning here in reverence . * For you well know that not with perishable things , with silver or gold , were you redeemed from the emptiness of your manner of life , received by tradition from your ancestors ; * but with precious blood , like that of a lamb without spot or blemish , even the blood of Christ . * He was indeed foreknown before the foundation of the world , but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake . * Through him you believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory ; so that your faith and hope are now in God . * Now that by obedience to the truth you have purified your lives for a brotherly love without hypocrisy , you must love one another from your hearts , fervently . * For you have been born anew , not of perishable , but of imperishable seed , by the living , lasting word of God . * For , All flesh is grass And all its glory like the flower of the grass . The grass fades , The flower falls , * But the word of the Lord abides forever . And this is the word of the gospel which has been told to you .

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