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1 Peter Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 1995

A Living Hope, and a Sure Salvation

11Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who reside as 2aliens, 3scattered throughout 4Pontus, 5Galatia, 6Cappadocia, 7Asia, and 8Bithynia, 9who are chosen 2according to the 10foreknowledge of God the Father, 11by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, 12to 13obey Jesus Christ and be 14sprinkled with His blood: 15May grace and peace 16be yours in the fullest measure.

317Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 18according to His great mercy 19has caused us to be born again to 20a living hope through the 21resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4to obtain an 22inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and 23will not fade away, 24reserved in heaven for you, 5who are 25protected by the power of God 26through faith for 27a salvation ready 28to be revealed in the last time. 629In this you greatly rejoice, even though now 30for a little while, 31if necessary, you have been distressed by 32various 33trials, 7so that the 3435proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which 36is perishable, 37even though tested by fire, 38may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at 39the revelation of Jesus Christ; 8and 40though you have not seen Him, you 41love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and 42full of glory, 9obtaining as 43the outcome of your faith the salvation of 44your souls.

1045As to this salvation, the prophets who 46prophesied of the 47grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, 1148seeking to know what person or time 49the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He 50predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories 51to follow. 12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who 52preached the gospel to you by 53the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which 54angels long to 55look.

13Therefore, 5657prepare your minds for action, 5859keep sober in spirit, fix your 60hope completely on the 61grace 62to be brought to you at 63the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14As 6465obedient children, do not 6667be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your 68ignorance, 15but 6970like the Holy One who called you, 7172be holy yourselves also 73in all your behavior; 16because it is written, “74You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

17If you 75address as Father the One who 76impartially 77judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves 78in fear during the time of your 79stay on earth; 18knowing that you were not 8081redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your 82futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19but with precious 83blood, as of a 84lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. 20For He was 85foreknown before 86the foundation of the world, but has 87appeared 88in these last times 89for the sake of you 21who through Him are 90believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and 91gave Him glory, so that your faith and 92hope are in God.

22Since you have 93in obedience to the truth 94purified your souls for a 9596sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from 97the heart, 23for you have been 98born again 99not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring 100word of God. 24For, “101All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off,25102But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is 103the word which was 104preached to you.

Notes

  1. 1. 1 Peter 1:1 2 Pet 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Peter 1:1 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Peter 1:1 James 1:1 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Peter 1:1 Acts 2:9 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Peter 1:1 Acts 16:6 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Peter 1:1 Acts 2:9 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Peter 1:1 Acts 2:9 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Peter 1:1 Acts 16:7 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Peter 1:1 Matt 24:22; Luke 18:7 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Peter 1:2 Rom 8:29; 1 Pet 1:20 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Peter 1:2 2 Thess 2:13 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Peter 1:2 Lit unto obedience and sprinkling ↩
  13. 13. 1 Peter 1:2 1 Pet 1:14, 22 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Peter 1:2 Heb 10:22; 12:24 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Peter 1:2 2 Pet 1:2 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Peter 1:2 Lit be multiplied for you ↩
  17. 17. 1 Peter 1:3 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Peter 1:3 Gal 6:16; Titus 3:5 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Peter 1:3 James 1:18; 1 Pet 1:23 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Peter 1:3 1 Pet 1:13, 21; 3:5, 15; 1 John 3:3 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Peter 1:3 1 Cor 15:20; 1 Pet 3:21 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Peter 1:4 Acts 20:32; Rom 8:17; Col 3:24 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Peter 1:4 1 Pet 5:4 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Peter 1:4 2 Tim 4:8 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Peter 1:5 John 10:28; Phil 4:7 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Peter 1:5 Eph 2:8 ↩
  27. 27. 1 Peter 1:5 1 Cor 1:21; 2 Thess 2:13 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Peter 1:5 1 Pet 4:13; 5:1 ↩
  29. 29. 1 Peter 1:6 Rom 5:2 ↩
  30. 30. 1 Peter 1:6 1 Pet 5:10 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Peter 1:6 1 Pet 3:17 ↩
  32. 32. 1 Peter 1:6 James 1:2; 1 Pet 4:12 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Peter 1:6 Or temptations ↩
  34. 34. 1 Peter 1:7 Or genuineness ↩
  35. 35. 1 Peter 1:7 James 1:3 ↩
  36. 36. 1 Peter 1:7 Lit perishes ↩
  37. 37. 1 Peter 1:7 1 Cor 3:13 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Peter 1:7 Rom 2:7 ↩
  39. 39. 1 Peter 1:7 Luke 17:30; 1 Pet 1:13; 4:13 ↩
  40. 40. 1 Peter 1:8 John 20:29 ↩
  41. 41. 1 Peter 1:8 Eph 3:19 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Peter 1:8 Lit glorified ↩
  43. 43. 1 Peter 1:9 Rom 6:22 ↩
  44. 44. 1 Peter 1:9 One early ms does not contain your ↩
  45. 45. 1 Peter 1:10 Matt 13:17; Luke 10:24 ↩
  46. 46. 1 Peter 1:10 Matt 26:24 ↩
  47. 47. 1 Peter 1:10 1 Pet 1:13 ↩
  48. 48. 1 Peter 1:11 Or inquiring ↩
  49. 49. 1 Peter 1:11 2 Pet 1:21 ↩
  50. 50. 1 Peter 1:11 Matt 26:24 ↩
  51. 51. 1 Peter 1:11 Lit after these ↩
  52. 52. 1 Peter 1:12 1 Pet 1:25; 4:6 ↩
  53. 53. 1 Peter 1:12 Acts 2:2-4 ↩
  54. 54. 1 Peter 1:12 1 Tim 3:16 ↩
  55. 55. 1 Peter 1:12 Or gain a clear glimpse ↩
  56. 56. 1 Peter 1:13 Lit gird the loins of your mind ↩
  57. 57. 1 Peter 1:13 Eph 6:14 ↩
  58. 58. 1 Peter 1:13 Lit be sober ↩
  59. 59. 1 Peter 1:13 1 Thess 5:6, 8; 2 Tim 4:5; 1 Pet 4:7; 5:8 ↩
  60. 60. 1 Peter 1:13 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
  61. 61. 1 Peter 1:13 1 Pet 1:10 ↩
  62. 62. 1 Peter 1:13 Or which is announced ↩
  63. 63. 1 Peter 1:13 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
  64. 64. 1 Peter 1:14 Lit children of obedience ↩
  65. 65. 1 Peter 1:14 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
  66. 66. 1 Peter 1:14 Or conform yourselves ↩
  67. 67. 1 Peter 1:14 Rom 12:2; 1 Pet 4:2f ↩
  68. 68. 1 Peter 1:14 Eph 4:18 ↩
  69. 69. 1 Peter 1:15 Lit according to ↩
  70. 70. 1 Peter 1:15 1 Thess 4:7; 1 John 3:3 ↩
  71. 71. 1 Peter 1:15 Or become ↩
  72. 72. 1 Peter 1:15 2 Cor 7:1 ↩
  73. 73. 1 Peter 1:15 James 3:13 ↩
  74. 74. 1 Peter 1:16 Lev 11:44f; 19:2; 20:7 ↩
  75. 75. 1 Peter 1:17 Ps 89:26; Jer 3:19; Matt 6:9 ↩
  76. 76. 1 Peter 1:17 Acts 10:34 ↩
  77. 77. 1 Peter 1:17 Matt 16:27 ↩
  78. 78. 1 Peter 1:17 2 Cor 7:1; Heb 12:28; 1 Pet 3:15 ↩
  79. 79. 1 Peter 1:17 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
  80. 80. 1 Peter 1:18 Or ransomed ↩
  81. 81. 1 Peter 1:18 Is 52:3; 1 Cor 6:20; Titus 2:14; Heb 9:12 ↩
  82. 82. 1 Peter 1:18 Eph 4:17 ↩
  83. 83. 1 Peter 1:19 Acts 20:28; 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
  84. 84. 1 Peter 1:19 John 1:29 ↩
  85. 85. 1 Peter 1:20 Acts 2:23; Eph 1:4; 1 Pet 1:2; Rev 13:8 ↩
  86. 86. 1 Peter 1:20 Matt 25:34 ↩
  87. 87. 1 Peter 1:20 Heb 9:26 ↩
  88. 88. 1 Peter 1:20 Lit at the end of the times ↩
  89. 89. 1 Peter 1:20 Heb 2:14 ↩
  90. 90. 1 Peter 1:21 Rom 4:24; 10:9 ↩
  91. 91. 1 Peter 1:21 John 17:5, 24; 1 Tim 3:16; Heb 2:9 ↩
  92. 92. 1 Peter 1:21 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
  93. 93. 1 Peter 1:22 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
  94. 94. 1 Peter 1:22 James 4:8 ↩
  95. 95. 1 Peter 1:22 Lit unhypocritical ↩
  96. 96. 1 Peter 1:22 John 13:34; Rom 12:10; Heb 13:1; 1 Pet 2:17; 3:8 ↩
  97. 97. 1 Peter 1:22 Two early mss read a clean heart ↩
  98. 98. 1 Peter 1:23 John 3:3; 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
  99. 99. 1 Peter 1:23 John 1:13 ↩
  100. 100. 1 Peter 1:23 Heb 4:12 ↩
  101. 101. 1 Peter 1:24 Is 40:6ff; James 1:10f ↩
  102. 102. 1 Peter 1:25 Is 40:8 ↩
  103. 103. 1 Peter 1:25 Heb 6:5 ↩
  104. 104. 1 Peter 1:25 Lit preached as good news to you ↩

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

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