Berean Standard Bible

1 Peter 1

(2 Peter 1:1–2)

1PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,To the electἐκλεκτοῖςeklektoisG1588who are exilesπαρεπιδήμοιςparepidēmoisG3927of the DispersionδιασπορᾶςdiasporasG1290throughoutPontusΠόντου,PontouG4195,GalatiaΓαλατίας,GalatiasG1053,CappadociaΚαππαδοκίας,KappadokiasG2587,AsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773,andκαὶkaiG2532BithyniaΒιθυνίας,BithuniasG978, chosen

2according toκατὰkataG2596theforeknowledgeπρόγνωσινprognōsinG4268of GodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andsanctifiedἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151forεἰςeisG1519obedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547andκαὶkaiG2532sprinklingῥαντισμὸνrhantismonG4473by His bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129:GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515be yoursὑμῖνhuminG4771in abundanceπληθυνθείη.¶plēthuntheiēG4129.

A Living Hope

3BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128betheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547!ByκατὰkataG2596HisαὐτοῦautouG846greatπολὺpoluG4183ὁhoG3588mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656HeτὸtoG3588has given us new birthἀναγεννήσαςanagennēsasG1473 G313intoεἰςeisG1519a livingζῶσανzōsanG2198hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680throughδι᾽di᾽G1223theresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

4andintoεἰςeisG1519an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817that isimperishableἄφθαρτονaphthartonG862καὶkaiG2532,undefiledἀμίαντονamiantonG283,andκαὶkaiG2532unfadingἀμάραντονamarantonG263,reservedτετηρημένηνtetērēmenēnG5083inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772forεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,

5whoτοὺςtousG3588throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102areshieldedφρουρουμένουςphrouroumenousG5432byἐνenG1722God’sθεοῦtheouG2316powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411forεἰςeisG1519thesalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991that isreadyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092to be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601inἐνenG1722thelastἐσχάτῳ·eschatōG2078timeκαιρῷkairōG2540.

6InἐνenG1722thisᾧhōG3739you greatly rejoiceἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheG21,thoughεἰeiG1487nowἄρτι,artiG737for a little whileὀλίγονoligonG3641you mayἐστίν,estinG1510have hadδέονdeonG1163to suffer griefG3076inἐνenG1722variousποικίλοιςpoikiloisG4164trialsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisG3986

7so thatἵναinaG2443theτὸtoG3588proven characterδοκίμιονdokimionG1383of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102—more preciousπολυτιμότερονpolutimoteronG4186than goldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553,whichτοῦtouG3588perishesἀπολλυμένουapollumenouG622even thoughδὲdeG1161refinedδοκιμαζομένουdokimazomenouG1381byδιὰdiaG1223fireπυρὸςpurosG4442—may result inεὑρεθῇ εἰςheurethēa eisG2147 G1519praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868καὶkaiG2532,gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,andκαὶkaiG2532honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092atἐνenG1722therevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

8Thoughyou have not seenοὐκ ὁρῶντεςouk horōntesG3756 G3708HimὃνhonG3739,you loveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25Him; and thoughyou do not seeμὴmēG3361 G3708HimὃνhonG3739nowἄρτιartiG737,you believeπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimandδὲdeG1161rejoiceἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheG21with an inexpressibleἀνεκλαλήτῳaneklalētōG412andκαὶkaiG2532gloriousδεδοξασμένῃ,dedoxasmenēG1392joyχαρᾷcharaG5479,

9now thatyou are receivingκομιζόμενοιkomizomenoiG2865theτὸtoG3588goalτέλοςtelosG5056ofτῆςtēsG3588yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, thesalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991of your soulsψυχῶν·psuchōnG5590.

10ConcerningπερὶperiG4012thisἧςhēsG3739salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991, theprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396whoοἱhoiG3588foretoldπερὶ προφητεύσαντες,peri prophēteusantesG4395 G4012theτῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485to comeεἰςeisG1519to youὑμᾶςhumasG4771searchedἐξεζήτησανexezētēsanG1567andκαὶkaiG2532investigated carefullyἐξηραύνησανexēraunēsanG1830,

11trying to determineἐραυνῶντες εἰςeraunōntes eisG2045 G1519the time and settingτίνα ἢ ποῖον καιρὸνtina ē poion kaironG5101 G2228 G4169 G2540to which theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846was pointingἐδήλουedēlouG1213when He predictedπρομαρτυρόμενονpromarturomenonG4303theτὰtaG3588sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804ofεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588gloriesδόξας·doxasG1391to followμετὰ ταῦταmeta tautaG3326 G3778.

12It was revealedἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthēG601toοἷςhoisG3739themthatὅτιhotiG3754they were not servingοὐχ διηκόνουνouch diēkonounG3756 G1247themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butδὲdeG1161youὑμῖνhuminG4771, when they foretoldthe thingsαὐτά,autaG846ἃhaG3739now announcedνῦν ἀνηγγέληnun anēngelēG3568 G312ὑμῖνhuminG4771byδιὰdiaG1223those whoτῶνtōnG3588preached the gospelεὐαγγελισαμένωνeuangelisamenōnG2097to youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151sentἀποσταλέντιapostalentiG649fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772. EvenangelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32longἐπιθυμοῦσινepithumousinG1937to lookπαρακύψαι.¶parakupsaiG3879intoεἰςeisG1519these thingsἃhaG3739.

A Call to Holiness

(Hebrews 12:14–17)

13ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352prepareἀναζωσάμενοι ὀσφύαςanazōsamenoi osphuasG328 G3588 G3751yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771minds for actionδιανοίαςdianoiasG1271.Be sober-mindedνήφοντες,nēphontesG3525.Set your hopeἐλπίσατεelpisateG1679fullyτελείωςteleiōsG5049onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485to be givenφερομένηνpheromenēnG5342youὑμῖνhuminG4771atἐνenG1722therevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

14AsὡςhōsG5613obedientὑπακοῆςhupakoēsG5218childrenτέκναteknaG5043,do not conformμὴ συσχηματιζόμενοιmē suschēmatizomenoiG3361 G4964to theταῖςtaisG3588passionsἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939ofἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771formerπρότερονproteronG4386τῇtēaG3588ignoranceἀγνοίᾳagnoiaG52.

15ButἀλλὰallaG235just asκατὰkataG2596He whoτὸνtonG3588calledκαλέσανταkalesantaG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771isholyἅγιονhagionG40,soκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοὶautoiG846beγενήθητε,genēthēteG1096holyἅγιοιhagioiG40inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956you doἀναστροφῇanastrophēaG391,

16forδιότιdiotiG1360it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125G3754: “Beἔσεσθε,esestheG1510holyἅγιοιhagioiG40,becauseG3754IἐγὼegōG1473amG1510holyἅγιοςhagiosG40.”

17καὶkaiG2532SinceεἰeiG1487you call onἐπικαλεῖσθεepikaleistheG1941aFatherπατέραpateraG3962whoτὸνtonG3588judgesκρίνονταkrinontaG2919κατὰkataG2596each one’sἑκάστουhekastouG1538τὸtoG3588workἔργον,ergonG2041impartiallyἀπροσωπολήμπτωςaprosōpolēmptōsG678,conduct yourselvesἀναστράφητε·anastraphēteG390inἐνenG1722reverent fearφόβῳphobōG5401duringτὸνtonG3588τῆςtēsG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771stayχρόνονchrononG5550as foreignersπαροικίαςparoikiasG3940.

18Foryou knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754it was not with perishable thingsοὐ φθαρτοῖς,ou phthartoisG3756 G5349such assilverἀργυρίῳarguriōG694orἢēG2228goldχρυσίῳ,chrusiōG5553that you were redeemedἐλυτρώθητεelutrōthēteG3084fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588emptyματαίαςmataiasG3152way of lifeἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391youὑμῶνhumōnG4771inherited from your forefathersπατροπαραδότου,patroparadotouG3970,

19butἀλλὰallaG235with the preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093bloodαἵματιaimatiG129of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547ὡςhōsG5613,a lambἀμνοῦamnouG286without blemishἀμώμουamōmouG299orκαὶkaiG2532spotἀσπίλουaspilouG784.

20μὲνmenG3303He was knownπροεγνωσμένουproegnōsmenouG4267beforeπρὸproG4253thefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,butδὲdeG1161was revealedφανερωθέντοςphanerōthentosG5319inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909theτῶνtōnG3588lastἐσχάτουeschatouG2078timesχρόνωνchronōnG5550for your sakeδι᾽ ὑμᾶςdi᾽ humasG1223 G4771.

21Throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846youτοὺςtousG3588believeπιστοὺςpistousG4103inεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν,theonG2316,whoτὸνtonG3588raised Himἐγείραντα αὐτὸνegeiranta autonG1453 G846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498andκαὶkaiG2532glorifiedδόξαν δόντα,doxan dontaG1325 G1391HimαὐτῷautōG846;and soὥστεhōsteG5620yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102andκαὶkaiG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680areG1510inεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

The Enduring Word

(Isaiah 40:6–8)

22Sinceyou have purifiedἡγνικότεςhēgnikotesG48yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ΤὰςTasG3588soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590byἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588obedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG5218to theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225so thatεἰςeisG1519you have a genuine love for your brothersφιλαδελφίαν ἀνυπόκριτονphiladelphian anupokritonG5360 G505,loveἀγαπήσατεagapēsateG25one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240deeplyἐκτενῶς·ektenōsG1619,fromἐκekG1537a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

23For you have been born againἀναγεγεννημένοιanagegennēmenoiG313,notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537perishableφθαρτῆςphthartēsG5349seedσπορᾶςsporasG4701,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235of imperishableἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862,throughδιὰdiaG1223thelivingζῶντοςzōntosG2198andκαὶkaiG2532enduringμένοντοςmenontosG3306wordλόγουlogouG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

24ForδιότιdiotiG1360, “AllπᾶσαpasaG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561islikeὡςhōsG5613grassχόρτος,chortosG5528,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956itsαὐτῆςautēsG846gloryδόξαdoxaG1391likeὡςhōsG5613theflowersἄνθοςanthosG438of the fieldχόρτου·chortouG5528;theὁhoG3588grassχόρτος,chortosG5528withersἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588flowersἄνθοςanthosG438fallἐξέπεσεν·exepesenG1601,

25butδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962standsμένειmeneiG3306foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.eis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165.”AndδέdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510theτὸtoG3588wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487thatτὸtoG3588was proclaimedεὐαγγελισθὲνeuangelisthenG2097toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771.