New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 1:17-22

17IfεἰeiG1487youaddressἐπικαλεῖσθεepikaleistheG1941as FatherπατέραpateraG3962the One whoimpartiallyἀπροσωπολήμπτωςaprosōpolēmptōsG678judgesκρίνονταkrinontaG2919accordingκατὰkataG2596to eachG1538one’sG1538workἔργον,ergonG2041,conductἀναστράφητε·anastraphēteG390yourselvesin fearφόβῳphobōG5401during the timeχρόνονchrononG5550of yourstayπαροικίαςparoikiasG3940on earth;

18knowingG3609that you were notredeemedἐλυτρώθητεelutrōthēteG3084with perishableφθαρτοῖς,phthartoisG5349thingsG5349like silverἀργυρίῳarguriōG694orἢēG2228goldχρυσίῳ,chrusiōG5553from yourfutileματαίαςmataiasG3152wayG391of lifeἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391inheritedG3970from your forefathersG3970,

19but with preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093bloodαἵματιaimatiG129, as of alambἀμνοῦamnouG286unblemishedἀμώμουamōmouG299and spotlessἀσπίλουaspilouG784, the bloodof ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547.

20For He wasforeknownπροεγνωσμένουproegnōsmenouG4267beforeπρὸproG4253the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889, but hasappearedφανερωθέντοςphanerōthentosG5319in theseτῶνtōnG3588lastἐσχάτουeschatouG2078timesχρόνωνchronōnG5550for the sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223of you

21who throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him arebelieversπιστοὺςpistousG4103in Godθεόν,theonG2316,who raisedἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453Him from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498andgaveδόντα,dontaG1325Him gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,soὥστεhōsteG5620that your faithπίστινpistinG4102andhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680are in Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

22Since you havein obedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG5218to the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225purifiedἡγνικότεςhēgnikotesG48your soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590for asincereἀνυπόκριτονanupokritonG505loveφιλαδελφίανphiladelphianG5360of the brethrenG5360,ferventlyἐκτενῶς·ektenōsG1619loveἀγαπήσατεagapēsateG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240fromthe heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,

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