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1 Peter 1

1PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,anapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,totheelectἐκλεκτοῖςeklektoisG1588whoaresojournersoftheDispersionδιασπορᾶςdiasporasG1290inPontusΠόντου,PontouG4195,GalatiaΓαλατίας,GalatiasG1053,CappadociaΚαππαδοκίας,KappadokiasG2587,AsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773,andBithyniaΒιθυνίας,BithuniasG978,

2accordingκατὰkataG2596totheforeknowledgeπρόγνωσινprognōsinG4268ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,insanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38oftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, untoobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218andsprinklingofthebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515bemultipliedG4129.

3BlessedbetheGodθεὸςtheosG2316andFatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoaccordingκατὰkataG2596tohisgreatπολὺpoluG4183mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656begatusagainἀναγεννήσαςanagennēsasG313untoalivingG2198hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680bytheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

4untoaninheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817incorruptible,andundefiledἀμίαντονamiantonG283,andthatfadethnotaway,reservedinheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772foryou,

5whobythepowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316areguardedthroughfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102untoasalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092toberevealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601inthelastἐσχάτῳ·eschatōG2078timeκαιρῷkairōG2540.

6Wherein yegreatlyrejoiceἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheG21,thoughnowG737foralittleὀλίγονoligonG3641while,ifneedbe, yehavebeenputtogriefinmanifoldtrialsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisG3986,

7thattheproofofyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,beingmorepreciousπολυτιμότερονpolutimoteronG4186thangoldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553thatperisheththoughitisprovedbyfireπυρὸςpurosG4442,maybefoundG2147untopraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868andgloryδόξανdoxanG1391andhonorτιμὴνtimēnG5092attherevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

8whomnothavingseenὁρῶντεςhorōntesG3708yeloveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25;onwhom,thoughnowδὲdeG1161yeseeG3708himnot,yetbelievingG4100, yerejoiceἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheG21greatlywithjoyχαρᾷcharaG5479unspeakableandfullofglory:

9receivingG2865theendG5056ofyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, eventhesalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991ofyoursoulsψυχῶν·psuchōnG5590.

10ConcerningG4012whichsalvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991theprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396soughtandsearcheddiligently,whoprophesiedG4395ofthegraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485thatshouldcome untoyou:

11searchingwhattimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540orwhatmanneroftimeG2540theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547whichwasinthemdidpoint unto,whenittestified beforehandthesufferingsofChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andthegloriesG1391thatshouldfollowthem.

12TowhomitwasrevealedἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthēG601,thatnotuntothemselves,butuntoyou,didtheyministerG1247thesethingsG3739,whichnowG1161havebeenannounceduntoyouthroughthemthatpreachedthegospeluntoyoubytheHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151sentG649forthG649fromheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;whichthingsG3739angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32desireἐπιθυμοῦσινepithumousinG1937tolookinto.

13Whereforegirding uptheloinsὀσφύαςosphuasG3751ofyourmindδιανοίαςdianoiasG1271,besoberG3525andsetyourhopeἐλπίσατεelpisateG1679perfectlyonthegraceχάρινcharinG5485thatistobebroughtG5342untoyouattherevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547;

14aschildrenG5043ofobedienceὑπακοῆςhupakoēsG5218,notfashioningyourselvesG4771accordingtoyourformerG4387lustsG1939inthetimeofyourignoranceἀγνοίᾳagnoiaG52:

15butlikeashewhocalledκαλέσανταkalesantaG2564youisholyἅγιονhagionG40,beyeyourselvesalsoκαὶkaiG2532holyἅγιοιhagioiG40inallmannerG391ofliving;

16becauseitisἔσεσθε,esestheG1510writtenG1125, Ye shallbeG1510holyἅγιοιhagioiG40;forIamG1510holyἅγιοςhagiosG40.

17AndifyecallἐπικαλεῖσθεepikaleistheG1941onhimasFatherπατέραpateraG3962,whowithoutrespectG5401ofpersons judgethaccordingκατὰkataG2596toeachman’sG1538workἔργον,ergonG2041,passthetimeχρόνονchrononG5550ofyoursojourninginfearφόβῳphobōG5401:

18knowingthatyewereredeemedG3084,notwithcorruptiblethings,withsilverἀργυρίῳarguriōG694orgoldχρυσίῳ,chrusiōG5553,fromyourvainmannerἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391oflifeG391handed downfromyourfathers;

19butwithpreciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093bloodαἵματιaimatiG129,asofalambἀμνοῦamnouG286withoutblemishandwithoutspot,evenG2532thebloodG129ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547:

20whowasforeknownindeedμὲνmenG3303beforethefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602oftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,butwasmanifestedG5319attheendofthetimesG5550foryoursakeδι᾽di᾽G1223,

21whothroughhimareG1510believersG4103inGodθεόν,theonG2316,thatraisedG1453himfromthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,andgaveG1325himgloryδόξανdoxanG1391;sothatyourfaithπίστινpistinG4102andhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680mightbeG1510inGodθεόν.¶theonG2316.

22Seeing yehavepurifiedG48yoursoulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590inyourobedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG5218tothetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225unto unfeignedloveἀγαπήσατεagapēsateG25ofthebrethren,loveG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherfromtheheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588ferventlyἐκτενῶς·ektenōsG1619:

23havingbeenbegottenagainἀναγεγεννημένοιanagegennēmenoiG313,notofcorruptibleseed,butofincorruptible,throughthewordλόγουlogouG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichlivethandabideth.

24For,AllfleshσὰρξsarxG4561isasgrassχόρτος,chortosG5528,AndallthegloryδόξαdoxaG1391thereofastheflowerἄνθοςanthosG438ofgrassχόρτου·chortouG5528.Thegrassχόρτος,chortosG5528withereth,andtheflowerἄνθοςanthosG438falleth:

25ButthewordoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962abidethforever.AndthisisG1510thewordofgoodtidingswhichwasG1510preacheduntoyou.

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