1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen who are sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace be multiplied.
3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who begot us again according to his abundant mercy for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 for an inheritance imperishable, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heavens for you,
5 men being kept by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In which ye greatly rejoice, although made sorrowful in various trials. Since it is now necessary for a little while,
7 so that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perishes, and though proven by fire, may be found for praise and esteem and for glory at the revealing of Jesus Christ.
8 Whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, not now seeing but believing, ye exult in inexpressible and glorified joy,
9 receiving back the outcome of your faith, the salvation of souls.
10 About which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently. Men who prophesied about the grace for you,
11 searching for what, or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ in them indicated, predicting the sufferings in Christ, and the glories after these things.
12 To whom it was revealed, that they were serving not themselves, but you, those things that were now reported to you by those who preached good-news to you in Holy Spirit, which was sent forth from heaven, into which things heavenly
13 Therefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope entirely for the grace brought to you at the revealing of Jesus Christ.
14 As children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
15 but according to the Holy Man, he who called you, ye yourselves also become holy in all conduct,
16 because it is written, Become ye holy, since I am holy.
17 And if ye call on a Father, him who judges impartially according to each man's work, live the time of your sojourn in fear.
18 Knowing that ye were redeemed from your vain behavior inherited from fathers, not with perishable silver or gold,
19 but by precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted--of Christ,
20 who was indeed foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in the last times because of you.
21 Men who, because of him, believe in God who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, in order for your faith and hope to be in God.
22 Men who have purified your souls in obedience of the truth through the Spirit for non-hypocritical brotherly love. Ye should love each other fervently from a pure heart,
23 begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God that lives and remains into the age.
24 Because all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as a flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower of it falls away,
25 but the word of Lord endures into the age. And this is the word, the good-news that was preached to you.
1 Peter an Apostle of Iesu Christ to them that dwell here and there as straungers thorowout Pontus Galacia Capadocia Asia and Bethinia electe
2 by ye forknowledge of God ye father thorow the sanctifyinge of the sprete vnto obedience and springklinge of the bloud of Iesus Christ. Grace be with you and peace be multiplyed.
3 Blessed be God ye father of oure Lorde Iesus Christ which thorow is aboundant mercie begat vs agayne vnto a lively hope by the resurreccion of Iesus Christ fro deeth
4 to enioye an inheritaunce immortall and vndefiled and that purifieth not reserved in heven for you
5 which are kept by the power of God thorow fayth vnto salvacion which salvacion is prepared all redy to be shewed in the last tyme
6 in the which tyme ye shall reioyce though now for a season (if nede requyre) ye are in hevines thorowe manifolde temptacions
7 that youre fayth once tried beinge moche more precious then golde yt perissheth (though it be tried with fyre) myght be founde vnto lawde glory and honoure at the apperinge of Iesus Christ:
8 who ye have not sene and yet love him in whom even now though ye se him not ye yet beleue and reioyce with ioye vnspeakable and glorious:
9 receavynge the ende of youre fayth the salvacion of youre soules.
10 Of which salvacion have the Prophetes enquyred and searched which prophisied of ye grace that shuld come vnto you
11 searchinge whe or at what tyme the sprete of Christ which was in them shuld signifie which sprete testified before the passions that shuld come vnto Christ and the glory that shuld folowe after:
12 vnto which Prophetes it was declared that not vnto them selves but vnto vs they shuld minister the thinges which are now shewed vnto you of them which by ye holy goost sent doune fro heven have preached vnto you the thinges which the angels desyre to beholde.
13 Wherfore gyrde vp ye loynes of youre myndes be sober and trust perfectly on the grace yt is brought vnto you by the declaringe of Iesus Christ
14 as obediet chyldre not facioninge youre selves vnto youre olde lustes of ignoracye:
15 but as he which called you is holy eve so be ye holy in all maner of conuersacion
16 because it is written. Be ye holy for I am holy.
17 And yf so be yt ye call on the father which with out respecte of person iudgeth accordinge to every manes worke se yt ye passe the tyme of youre pilgremage in feare.
18 For as moche as ye know how that ye were not redemed with corruptible sylver and golde from youre vayne conversacion which ye receaved by the tradicions of the fathers:
19 but with the precious bloud of Christ as of a lambe vndefiled and withouten spot
20 which was ordeyened before the worlde was made: but was declared in the last tymes for youre
21 sakes which by his meanes have beleved on god that raysed him from deth and glorified him that youre fayth and hope myght be in god.
22 And for as moche as ye have purified youre soules thorowe the sprete in obeyinge the trueth for to love brotherly withouten saynynge se that ye love one another with a pure hert fervently:
23 for ye are borne a newe not of mortall seed but of immortall by the worde of god which liveth and lasteth for ever.
24 For all flesshe is as grasse and all the glory of man is as the floure of grasse. The grasse widdereth and the flower falleth awaye
25 but the worde of the lorde endureth ever. And this is the worde which by the gospell was preached amonge you.