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1 Peter Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 2020

A Living Hope and a Sure Salvation

11Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who reside as 2strangers, 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 be multiplied to you.

316Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 17according to His great mercy 18has caused us to be born again to 19a living hope through the 20resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4to obtain an 21inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and 22will not fade away, 23reserved in heaven for you, 5who are 24protected by the power of God 25through faith for 26a salvation ready 27to be revealed in the last time. 628In this you greatly rejoice, even though now 29for a little while, 30if necessary, you have been distressed by 31various 32trials, 7so that the 3334proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes 35though tested by fire, 36may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at 37the revelation of Jesus Christ; 8and 38though you have not seen Him, you 39love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and 40full of glory, 9obtaining as 41the outcome of your faith, the salvation of 42your souls.

1043As to this salvation, the prophets who 44prophesied of the 45grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, 1146seeking to know what person or time 47the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He 48predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories 49to 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 50preached the gospel to you by 51the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which 52angels long to 53look.

13Therefore, 5455prepare your minds for action, 5657keep sober in spirit, set your 58hope completely on the 59grace to be brought to you at 60the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14As 6162obedient children, do not 6364be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your 65ignorance, 15but 6667like the Holy One who called you, 6869be holy yourselves also 70in all your behavior; 16because it is written: “71You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

17If you 72address as Father the One who 73impartially 74judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves 75in fear during the time of your 76stay on earth; 18knowing that you were not 7778redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your 79futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19but with precious 80blood, as of a 81lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. 20For He was 82foreknown before 83the foundation of the world, but has 84appeared 85in these last times 86for the sake of you 21who through Him are 87believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and 88gave Him glory, so that your faith and 89hope are in God.

22Since you have 90purified your souls 91in obedience to the truth for a 92sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from 93the heart, 23for you have been 94born again 95not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring 96word of God. 24For, “97All flesh is like grass, And all its glory is like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off,2598But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is 99the word which was 100preached 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 1:3 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Peter 1:3 Gal 6:16; Titus 3:5 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Peter 1:3 James 1:18; 1 Pet 1:23 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Peter 1:3 1 Pet 1:13, 21; 3:5, 15; 1 John 3:3 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Peter 1:3 1 Cor 15:20; 1 Pet 3:21 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Peter 1:4 Acts 20:32; Rom 8:17; Col 3:24 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Peter 1:4 1 Pet 5:4 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Peter 1:4 2 Tim 4:8 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Peter 1:5 John 10:28; Phil 4:7 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Peter 1:5 Eph 2:8 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Peter 1:5 1 Cor 1:21; 2 Thess 2:13 ↩
  27. 27. 1 Peter 1:5 1 Pet 4:13; 5:1 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Peter 1:6 Rom 5:2 ↩
  29. 29. 1 Peter 1:6 1 Pet 5:10 ↩
  30. 30. 1 Peter 1:6 1 Pet 3:17 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Peter 1:6 James 1:2; 1 Pet 4:12 ↩
  32. 32. 1 Peter 1:6 Or temptations ↩
  33. 33. 1 Peter 1:7 Or genuineness ↩
  34. 34. 1 Peter 1:7 James 1:3 ↩
  35. 35. 1 Peter 1:7 1 Cor 3:13 ↩
  36. 36. 1 Peter 1:7 Rom 2:7 ↩
  37. 37. 1 Peter 1:7 Luke 17:30; 1 Pet 1:13; 4:13 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Peter 1:8 John 20:29 ↩
  39. 39. 1 Peter 1:8 Eph 3:19 ↩
  40. 40. 1 Peter 1:8 Lit glorified ↩
  41. 41. 1 Peter 1:9 Rom 6:22 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Peter 1:9 One early ms does not contain your ↩
  43. 43. 1 Peter 1:10 Matt 13:17; Luke 10:24 ↩
  44. 44. 1 Peter 1:10 Matt 26:24 ↩
  45. 45. 1 Peter 1:10 1 Pet 1:13 ↩
  46. 46. 1 Peter 1:11 Or inquiring ↩
  47. 47. 1 Peter 1:11 2 Pet 1:21 ↩
  48. 48. 1 Peter 1:11 Matt 26:24 ↩
  49. 49. 1 Peter 1:11 Lit after these ↩
  50. 50. 1 Peter 1:12 1 Pet 1:25; 4:6 ↩
  51. 51. 1 Peter 1:12 Acts 2:2-4 ↩
  52. 52. 1 Peter 1:12 1 Tim 3:16 ↩
  53. 53. 1 Peter 1:12 Or gain a clear glimpse ↩
  54. 54. 1 Peter 1:13 Lit belt up the waist of your mind ↩
  55. 55. 1 Peter 1:13 Eph 6:14 ↩
  56. 56. 1 Peter 1:13 Lit be sober ↩
  57. 57. 1 Peter 1:13 1 Thess 5:6, 8; 2 Tim 4:5; 1 Pet 4:7; 5:8 ↩
  58. 58. 1 Peter 1:13 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
  59. 59. 1 Peter 1:13 1 Pet 1:10 ↩
  60. 60. 1 Peter 1:13 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
  61. 61. 1 Peter 1:14 Lit children of obedience ↩
  62. 62. 1 Peter 1:14 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
  63. 63. 1 Peter 1:14 Or conform yourselves ↩
  64. 64. 1 Peter 1:14 Rom 12:2; 1 Pet 4:2f ↩
  65. 65. 1 Peter 1:14 Eph 4:18 ↩
  66. 66. 1 Peter 1:15 Lit according to ↩
  67. 67. 1 Peter 1:15 1 Thess 4:7; 1 John 3:3 ↩
  68. 68. 1 Peter 1:15 Or become ↩
  69. 69. 1 Peter 1:15 2 Cor 7:1 ↩
  70. 70. 1 Peter 1:15 James 3:13 ↩
  71. 71. 1 Peter 1:16 Lev 11:44f; 19:2; 20:7 ↩
  72. 72. 1 Peter 1:17 Ps 89:26; Jer 3:19; Matt 6:9 ↩
  73. 73. 1 Peter 1:17 Acts 10:34 ↩
  74. 74. 1 Peter 1:17 Matt 16:27 ↩
  75. 75. 1 Peter 1:17 2 Cor 7:1; Heb 12:28; 1 Pet 3:15 ↩
  76. 76. 1 Peter 1:17 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
  77. 77. 1 Peter 1:18 Or ransomed ↩
  78. 78. 1 Peter 1:18 Is 52:3; 1 Cor 6:20; Titus 2:14; Heb 9:12 ↩
  79. 79. 1 Peter 1:18 Eph 4:17 ↩
  80. 80. 1 Peter 1:19 Acts 20:28; 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
  81. 81. 1 Peter 1:19 John 1:29 ↩
  82. 82. 1 Peter 1:20 Acts 2:23; Eph 1:4; 1 Pet 1:2; Rev 13:8 ↩
  83. 83. 1 Peter 1:20 Matt 25:34 ↩
  84. 84. 1 Peter 1:20 Heb 9:26 ↩
  85. 85. 1 Peter 1:20 Lit at the end of the times ↩
  86. 86. 1 Peter 1:20 Heb 2:14 ↩
  87. 87. 1 Peter 1:21 Rom 4:24; 10:9 ↩
  88. 88. 1 Peter 1:21 John 17:5, 24; 1 Tim 3:16; Heb 2:9 ↩
  89. 89. 1 Peter 1:21 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
  90. 90. 1 Peter 1:22 James 4:8 ↩
  91. 91. 1 Peter 1:22 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
  92. 92. 1 Peter 1:22 John 13:34; Rom 12:10; Heb 13:1; 1 Pet 2:17; 3:8 ↩
  93. 93. 1 Peter 1:22 Two early mss a pure heart ↩
  94. 94. 1 Peter 1:23 John 3:3; 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
  95. 95. 1 Peter 1:23 John 1:13 ↩
  96. 96. 1 Peter 1:23 Heb 4:12 ↩
  97. 97. 1 Peter 1:24 Is 40:6ff; James 1:10f ↩
  98. 98. 1 Peter 1:25 Is 40:8 ↩
  99. 99. 1 Peter 1:25 Heb 6:5 ↩
  100. 100. 1 Peter 1:25 Lit preached as good news to you ↩

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

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