1 Peter 1:3-12

3BlessedG2128 be theG3588 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547! ByG2596 HisG846 greatG4183 mercyG1656 He has given us new birthG1473G3131 intoG1519 a livingG2198 hopeG1680 throughG1223 the resurrectionG386 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 fromG1537 the deadG3498, 4and intoG1519 an inheritanceG2817 that is imperishableG862, undefiledG283, andG2532 unfadingG263, reservedG5083 inG1722 heavenG3772 forG1519 youG4771, 5whoG3588 throughG1223 faithG4102 are shieldedG5432 byG1722 God’sG2316 powerG1411 forG1519 the salvationG4991 that is readyG2092 to be revealedG601 inG1722 the lastG2078 timeG2540.

6InG1722 thisG3739 you greatly rejoiceG21, thoughG1487 nowG737 for a little whileG3641 you mayG1510 have hadG1163 to suffer griefG3076 inG1722 variousG4164 trialsG3986 7so thatG2443 theG3588 proven characterG1383 of yourG4771 faithG4102—more preciousG4186 than goldG5553, whichG3588 perishesG622 even thoughG1161 refinedG1381 byG1223 fireG4442—may result inG2147G1519 praiseG1868, gloryG1391, andG2532 honorG5092 atG1722 the revelationG602 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

8Though you have not seenG3756G3708 Him, you loveG25 Him; and though you do not seeG3361G3708 Him nowG737, you believeG4100 inG1519 Him andG1161 rejoiceG21 with an inexpressibleG412 andG2532 gloriousG1392 joyG5479, 9now that you are receivingG2865 theG3588 goalG5056 ofG3588 yourG4771 faithG4102, the salvationG4991 of your soulsG5590.

10ConcerningG4012 thisG3739 salvationG4991, the prophetsG4396 whoG3588 foretoldG4395G4012 theG3588 graceG5485 to comeG1519 to youG4771 searchedG1567 andG2532 investigated carefullyG1830, 11trying to determineG2045G1519 the time and settingG5101G2228G4169G2540 to which theG3588 SpiritG4151 of ChristG5547 inG1722 themG846 was pointingG1213 when He predictedG4303 theG3588 sufferingsG3804 ofG1519 ChristG5547 andG2532 theG3588 gloriesG1391 to followG3326G3778.

12It was revealedG601 toG3739 them thatG3754 they were not servingG3756G1247 themselvesG1438, butG1161 youG4771, when they foretold the thingsG846 now announcedG3568G312 byG1223 those whoG3588 preached the gospelG2097 to youG4771 byG1722 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 sentG649 fromG575 heavenG3772. Even angelsG32 longG1937 to lookG3879 intoG1519 these things.