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1 Peter 1

1PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,to the strangersπαρεπιδήμοιςparepidēmoisG3927scattered throughoutδιασπορᾶςdiasporasG1290PontusΠόντου,PontouG4195,GalatiaΓαλατίας,GalatiasG1053,CappadociaΚαππαδοκίας,KappadokiasG2587,AsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773,andκαὶkaiG2532BithyniaΒιθυνίας,BithuniasG978,

2ElectG1588according toκατὰkataG2596the foreknowledgeπρόγνωσινprognōsinG4268of GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,throughἐνenG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,untoεἰςeisG1519obedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218andκαὶkaiG2532sprinklingῥαντισμὸνrhantismonG4473of the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:GraceχάριςcharisG5485unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,be multipliedπληθυνθείη.¶plēthuntheiēG4129.

3G3588BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128bethe GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofG3588 G2962ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whichG3588according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846abundantπολὺpoluG4183mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656hath begottenG313usG1473againἀναγεννήσαςanagennēsasG313untoεἰςeisG1519a livelyζῶσανzōsanG2198hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680byδι᾽di᾽G1223the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

4ToεἰςeisG1519an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817incorruptibleἄφθαρτονaphthartonG862,andκαὶkaiG2532undefiledἀμίαντονamiantonG283,andκαὶkaiG2532that fadeth not awayἀμάραντονamarantonG263,reservedτετηρημένηνtetērēmenēnG5083inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772forεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,

5WhoτοὺςtousG3588are keptφρουρουμένουςphrouroumenousG5432byἐνenG1722the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102untoεἰςeisG1519salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092to be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601inἐνenG1722the lastἐσχάτῳ·eschatōG2078timeκαιρῷkairōG2540.

6Whereinἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739ye greatly rejoiceἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheG21, thoughnowἄρτι,artiG737for a seasonὀλίγονoligonG3641,ifεἰeiG1487need beδέονdeonG1163,ye areἐστίν,estinG1510in heavinessG3076throughἐνenG1722manifoldποικίλοιςpoikiloisG4164temptationsπειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisG3986:

7ThatἵναinaG2443the trialτὸ δοκίμιονto dokimionG3588 G1383of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102,being muchG4183more precious thanG5093of goldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553thatτοῦtouG3588perishethἀπολλυμένουapollumenouG622,thoughδὲdeG1161it be triedδοκιμαζομένουdokimazomenouG1381withδιὰdiaG1223fireπυρὸςpurosG4442,might be foundεὑρεθῇheurethēaG2147untoεἰςeisG1519praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868andκαὶkaiG2532honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξανdoxanG1391atἐνenG1722the appearingἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

8WhomὃνhonG3739havingG3708notοὐκoukG3756seenὁρῶντεςhorōntesG3708,ye loveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25;inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739,though nowἄρτιartiG737ye seeG3708himnotμὴmēG3361,yetδὲdeG1161believingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100,ye rejoiceἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheG21with joyχαρᾷcharaG5479unspeakableἀνεκλαλήτῳaneklalētōG412andκαὶkaiG2532full of gloryδεδοξασμένῃ,dedoxasmenēG1392:

9ReceivingκομιζόμενοιkomizomenoiG2865the endτὸ τέλοςto telosG3588 G5056of yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102, eventhe salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991ofG5590yoursoulsψυχῶν·psuchōnG5590.

10οἱhoiG3588τῆςtēsG3588OfπερὶperiG4012whichἧςhēsG3739salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396have enquiredἐξεζήτησανexezētēsanG1567andκαὶkaiG2532searched diligentlyἐξηραύνησανexēraunēsanG1830,who prophesiedπροφητεύσαντες,prophēteusantesG4395ofπερὶperiG4012the graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485that should comeuntoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:

11τὸtoG3588τὰtaG3588SearchingἐραυνῶντεςeraunōntesG2045εἰςeisG1519whatτίναtinaG5101,orἢēG2228what manner ofποῖονpoionG4169timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547whichτὰςtasG3588was inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846did signifyἐδήλουedēlouG1213,when it testifiedπρομαρτυρόμενονpromarturomenonG4303beforehandthe sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804ofεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532the gloryδόξας·doxasG1391thatταῦταtautaG3778should followμετὰmetaG3326.

12Unto whomοἷςhoisG3739it was revealedἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthēG601,thatὅτιhotiG3754notοὐχouchG3756unto themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butδὲdeG1161unto usG1473they did ministerδιηκόνουνdiēkonounG1247the thingsαὐτά,autaG846,whichἃhaG3739areG312nowνῦνnunG3568reportedG312unto youG4771byδιὰdiaG1223themτῶνtōnG3588that have preached the gospelεὐαγγελισαμένωνeuangelisamenōnG2097unto youG4771withἐνenG1722the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40GhostπνεύματιpneumatiG4151sent downἀποσταλέντιapostalentiG649fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;which thingsἃhaG3739the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32desireἐπιθυμοῦσινepithumousinG1937to lookπαρακύψαι.¶parakupsaiG3879intoεἰςeisG1519.

13τὰςtasG3588WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352gird upἀναζωσάμενοιanazōsamenoiG328the loinsὀσφύας τῆςosphuas tēsG3588 G3751of yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771mindδιανοίας τὴνdianoias tēnG3588 G1271,be soberνήφοντες,nēphontesG3525,and hopeἐλπίσατεelpisateG1679to the endτελείωςteleiōsG5049forἐπὶepiG1909the graceχάρινcharinG5485that is to be broughtφερομένηνpheromenēnG5342unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771atἐνenG1722the revelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547;

14ταῖςtaisG3588AsὡςhōsG5613obedientὑπακοῆςhupakoēsG5218childrenτέκναteknaG5043,notμὴmēG3361fashioning yourselves according toσυσχηματιζόμενοιsuschēmatizomenoiG4964the formerπρότερονproteronG4386lustsἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ignoranceτῇ ἀγνοίᾳtēa agnoiaG3588 G52:

15τὸνtonG3588ButἀλλὰallaG235asκατὰkataG2596he which hath calledκαλέσανταkalesantaG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771is holyἅγιονhagionG40,soκαὶkaiG2532beγενήθητε,genēthēteG1096yeαὐτοὶautoiG846holyἅγιοιhagioiG40inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956manner of conversationἀναστροφῇanastrophēaG391;

16BecauseδιότιdiotiG1360it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,Be yeG1096holyἅγιοιhagioiG40;forὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473amἔσεσθε,esestheG1510holyἅγιοςhagiosG40.

17τὸνtonG3588τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487ye call onἐπικαλεῖσθεepikaleistheG1941the FatherπατέραpateraG3962,whoτὸνtonG3588without respect of personsἀπροσωπολήμπτωςaprosōpolēmptōsG678judgethκρίνονταkrinontaG2919according toκατὰkataG2596every man’sἑκάστουhekastouG1538workἔργον,ergonG2041,passἀναστράφητε·anastraphēteG390the timeχρόνονchrononG5550of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771sojourningτῆς παροικίαςtēs paroikiasG3588 G3940hereinἐνenG1722fearφόβῳphobōG5401:

18τῆςtēsG3588Forasmuch as ye knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ye wereG3084notοὐouG3756redeemedG3084with corruptible thingsφθαρτοῖς,phthartoisG5349, assilverἀργυρίῳarguriōG694andἢēG2228goldχρυσίῳ,chrusiōG5553,fromἐκekG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771vainματαίαςmataiasG3152conversationἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391receivedby tradition from your fathersπατροπαραδότου,patroparadotouG3970;

19ButἀλλὰallaG235with the preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093bloodαἵματιaimatiG129of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,asὡςhōsG5613of a lambἀμνοῦamnouG286without blemishἀμώμουamōmouG299andκαὶkaiG2532without spotἀσπίλουaspilouG784:

20Who verilyμὲνmenG3303was foreordainedπροεγνωσμένουproegnōsmenouG4267beforeπρὸproG4253the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,butδὲdeG1161was manifestφανερωθέντοςphanerōthentosG5319inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909these lastἐσχάτουeschatouG2078timesτῶν χρόνωνtōn chronōnG3588 G5550forδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,

21WhoτοὺςtousG3588byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846do believeG4100inεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν,theonG2316,thatτὸνtonG3588raisedG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846upG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveδόντα,dontaG1325himαὐτῷautōG846gloryδόξανdoxanG1391;thatὥστεhōsteG5620yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102andκαὶkaiG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680might beG1510inεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

22Seeing ye have purifiedἡγνικότεςhēgnikotesG48yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771soulsΤὰς ψυχὰςTas psuchasG3588 G5590inἐνenG1722obeyingτῇ ὑπακοῇtēa hupakoēaG3588 G5218the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588 G225throughG1223the SpiritG4151untoεἰςeisG1519unfeignedἀνυπόκριτονanupokritonG505love of the brethrenφιλαδελφίανphiladelphianG5360, see that yeloveἀγαπήσατεagapēsateG25one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240withἐκekG1537a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588ferventlyἐκτενῶς·ektenōsG1619:

23Being born againἀναγεγεννημένοιanagegennēmenoiG313,notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537corruptibleφθαρτῆςphthartēsG5349seedσπορᾶςsporasG4701,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235of incorruptibleἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862,byδιὰdiaG1223the wordλόγουlogouG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,which livethζῶντοςzōntosG2198andκαὶkaiG2532abidethμένοντοςmenontosG3306forG1519everG3588 G165.

24ForδιότιdiotiG1360allπᾶσαpasaG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561isasὡςhōsG5613grassχόρτος,chortosG5528,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956the gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of manG444asὡςhōsG5613the flowerἄνθοςanthosG438of grassχόρτου·chortouG5528.The grassὁ χόρτος,ho chortosG3588 G5528witherethἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583,andκαὶkaiG2532the flowerτὸ ἄνθοςto anthosG3588 G438thereofαὐτῆςautēsG846falleth awayἐξέπεσεν·exepesenG1601:

25τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161the wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962endurethμένειmeneiG3306forεἰςeisG1519everτὸν αἰῶνα.ton aiōnaG3588 G165.AndδέdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510the wordτὸ ῥῆμαto rhēmaG3588 G4487whichτὸtoG3588by the gospel is preachedεὐαγγελισθὲνeuangelisthenG2097untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771.

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