Revised Version 1895

1 Peter 1

1PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,anG2532apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofG652JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toG2532theG2532electἐκλεκτοῖςeklektoisG1588whoG2532are sojournersofG652theG2532DispersionδιασπορᾶςdiasporasG1290inG2532PontusΠόντου,PontouG4195,GalatiaΓαλατίας,GalatiasG1053,CappadociaΚαππαδοκίας,KappadokiasG2587,AsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773,andG2532BithyniaΒιθυνίας,BithuniasG978,

2accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519theG2532foreknowledgeπρόγνωσινprognōsinG4268ofG4151GodθεοῦtheouG2316theG2532FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,inἐνenG1722sanctificationἁγιασμῷhagiasmōG38ofG4151theG2532SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, untoobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218andG2532sprinklingofG4151theG2532bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofG4151JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toG1519youG5210andG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515beG2532multipliedπληθυνθείη.¶plēthuntheiēG4129.

3BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128beG2532theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316andG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofG1537ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoτοῦtouG3588accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846greatπολὺpoluG4183mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656begatusG1519againἀναγεννήσαςanagennēsasG313unto alivingζῶσανzōsanG2198hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680byδι᾽di᾽G1223theὁhoG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofG1537JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547fromG1537theτὸtoG3588deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

4untoanG2532inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817incorruptible,andG2532undefiledἀμίαντονamiantonG283,andG2532thatG1722fadethnotG2532awayἀμάραντονamarantonG263,reservedτετηρημένηνtetērēmenēnG5083inG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772forG1519youG5210,

5whoG3588byἐνenG1722theG3588powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316are guardedthroughG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102unto asalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092toεἰςeisG1519beG2316revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601inἐνenG1722theG3588lastἐσχάτῳ·eschatōG2078timeκαιρῷkairōG2540.

6Wherein yegreatlyG21rejoiceἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheG21,thoughG1487nowἄρτι,artiG737forG1722alittleὀλίγονoligonG3641whileG1722,ifG1487needbeδέονdeonG1163, ye have beenputG1210toG1722griefinG1722manifoldποικίλοιςpoikiloisG4164temptations,

7thatG2443theG3588proofG4102ofG1223yourG2532faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,beingὑμῶνhumōnG4771moreG4186preciousπολυτιμότερονpolutimoteronG4186thanG2532goldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553thatG2443perisheththoughδὲdeG1161itG1223isprovedG2147byἐνenG1722fireπυρὸςpurosG4442,mightG2532beG2532foundG2147untopraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868andG2532gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andG2532honour attheG3588revelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602ofG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

8whomG3739notG3756havingseenὁρῶντεςhorōntesG3708yeloveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25;onG1519whomG3739,thoughG1161nowδὲdeG1161yeseeG3708himG3739notG3756,yetG2532believingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100, yerejoiceἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheG21greatlyG21withG2532joyχαρᾷcharaG5479unspeakableandG2532fullG1392ofG1519gloryG1392:

9receivingκομιζόμενοιkomizomenoiG2865theG3588endτέλοςtelosG5056ofG3588yourG4102faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, eventheG3588salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991ofG3588yourG4102soulsψυχῶν·psuchōnG5590.

10ConcerningG4012whichG3739salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396soughtandG2532searchedἐξεζήτησανexezētēsanG1567diligently,whoG3739prophesiedπροφητεύσαντες,prophēteusantesG4395ofG5485theτῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485thatG3739shouldG2532come untoyouG5210:

11searchingwhatG5101timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540orG2228whatG5101mannerofG4151timeG2540theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547whichG5101wasinἐνenG1722themG846didG2228point unto,whenG2532itG846testified beforehandtheτὰtaG3588sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804ofG4151ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andG2532theτὰςtasG3588gloriesδόξας·doxasG1391thatG3778shouldG3778followthemG846.

12ToG1519whomG3739itG846wasrevealedἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthēG601,thatG3754notοὐχouchG3756untothemselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butG1161untoyouG5210,didG649theyG846ministerδιηκόνουνdiēkonounG1247theseG3739thingsG3739,whichG3739nowG1161havebeenνῦνnunG3568announcedἀνηγγέληanēngelēG312untoyouG5210throughδιὰdiaG1223themG846thatG3754preachedG2097theG3588gospelG2097untoyouG5210byἐνenG1722theG3588HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40GhostsentG649forthG649fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;whichG3739thingsG3739angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32desireἐπιθυμοῦσινepithumousinG1937toG1519lookπαρακύψαι.¶parakupsaiG3879intoG1519.

13WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352girding uptheτὰςtasG3588loinsὀσφύαςosphuasG3751ofG5485yourG1722mindδιανοίαςdianoiasG1271,beG5547soberνήφοντες,nēphontesG3525andG2424setG1679yourG1722hopeἐλπίσατεelpisateG1679perfectlyonG1909theτῆςtēsG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485thatG1679istoG1909beG5547broughtφερομένηνpheromenēnG5342untoyouG5210attheτὴνtēnG3588revelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602ofG5485JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547;

14asG5613childrenG5043ofG5043obedienceὑπακοῆςhupakoēsG5218,notμὴmēG3361fashioningyourselvesὑμῶνhumōnG4771accordingG5613toG1722yourG1722formerG4387lustsἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939inG1722theG3588timeG4387ofG5043yourG1722ignoranceἀγνοίᾳagnoiaG52:

15butἀλλὰallaG235likeκατὰkataG2596asG1722heG2532whichτὸνtonG3588calledκαλέσανταkalesantaG2564youG5210isholyἅγιονhagionG40,beγενήθητε,genēthēteG1096yeyourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532holyἅγιοιhagioiG40inG1722allG3956mannerἀναστροφῇanastrophēaG391ofG3956living;

16becauseG1360itG1510isἔσεσθε,esestheG1510writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, Ye shallbeG1510holyἅγιοιhagioiG40;forG1360IἐγὼegōG1473amG1510holyἅγιοςhagiosG40.

17AndG2532ifG1487yecallἐπικαλεῖσθεepikaleistheG1941onG1722himG2532asG1722FatherπατέραpateraG3962,whoG3588withoutG2532respectG5401ofG2041persons judgethaccordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596eachG1538man’sG1538workἔργον,ergonG2041,passκρίνονταkrinontaG2919theG3588timeχρόνονchrononG5550ofG2041yourG1487sojourninginG1722fearφόβῳphobōG5401:

18knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ye wereredeemedἐλυτρώθητεelutrōthēteG3084,notοὐouG3756withG1537corruptibleφθαρτοῖς,phthartoisG5349thingsG3152,withG1537silverἀργυρίῳarguriōG694orἢēG2228goldχρυσίῳ,chrusiōG5553,fromG1537yourG3588vainG3152mannerἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391ofG1537lifeG391handed downfromG1537yourG3588fathers;

19butἀλλὰallaG235withG2532preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093bloodαἵματιaimatiG129,asὡςhōsG5613ofG129alambἀμνοῦamnouG286withoutG2532blemishἀμώμουamōmouG299andG2532withoutG2532spot,evenG2532theG2532bloodG129ofG129ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547:

20whoG3588wasforeknownπροεγνωσμένουproegnōsmenouG4267indeedμὲνmenG3303beforeπρὸproG4253theG3588foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602ofG1223theG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,butδὲdeG1161wasmanifestedφανερωθέντοςphanerōthentosG5319attheG3588endἐσχάτουeschatouG2078ofG1223theG3588timesχρόνωνchronōnG5550forG1223yourG1223sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223,

21whoτοὺςtousG3588throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846areG1510believersπιστοὺςpistousG4103inεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν,theonG2316,whichτὸνtonG3588raisedἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537theτὴνtēnG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,andG2532gaveδόντα,dontaG1325himαὐτῷautōG846gloryδόξανdoxanG1391;soG2532thatὥστεhōsteG5620yourG2532faithπίστινpistinG4102andG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680mightG2532beG1510inεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

22Seeing ye havepurifiedἡγνικότεςhēgnikotesG48yourG25soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590inἐνenG1722yourG25obedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG5218toεἰςeisG1519theΤὰςTasG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225unto unfeignedloveἀγαπήσατεagapēsateG25ofG1537theτῇtēaG3588brethrenφιλαδελφίανphiladelphianG5360,loveG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240fromG1537theτῆςtēsG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588ferventlyἐκτενῶς·ektenōsG1619:

23havingbeenG2532begottenagainἀναγεγεννημένοιanagegennēmenoiG313,notοὐκoukG3756ofG1537corruptibleφθαρτῆςphthartēsG5349seedσπορᾶςsporasG4701,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ofG1537incorruptible,throughG1223theG1223wordλόγουlogouG3056ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichG3056livethandG2532abideth.

24ForδιότιdiotiG1360,AllG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561isasὡςhōsG5613grassχόρτος,chortosG5528,AndκαὶkaiG2532allG3956theG3956gloryδόξαdoxaG1391thereofasὡςhōsG5613theG3956flowerἄνθοςanthosG438ofG1391grassχόρτου·chortouG5528.TheG3956grassχόρτος,chortosG5528withereth,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3956flowerἄνθοςanthosG438falleth:

25ButδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487ofG2962theτὸνtonG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962abidethforG1519everαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165.AndδέdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isG1510theτὸtoG3588wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487ofG2962goodG2097tidingswhichτὸtoG3588wasG1510preachedG2097untoyouG5210.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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