1 Peter 1:2-9

2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Ruach for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Yeshua the Messiah: May grace and shalom be multiplied to you.

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah! In His great mercy He caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua from the dead.

4An incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance has been reserved in heaven for you.

5By trusting, you are being protected by God’s power for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

6You rejoice in this greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials.

7These trials are so that the true metal of your faith (far more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire) may come to light in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Messiah Yeshua.

8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. And even though you don’t see Him now, you trust Him and are filled with a joy that is glorious beyond words,

9receiving the outcome of your faith—the salvation of your souls.