aSee James 1:1
bActs 2:23; [Rom. 8:29; 11:2]
cSee 1 Thess. 4:3
dHeb. 10:22; 12:24
e2 Pet. 1:2
fDan. 4:1; Jude 2
g2 Cor. 1:3; Eph. 1:3
hTitus 3:5
iver. 23
jch. 3:21; [1 Cor. 15:20]
kRom. 8:17
l[ch. 5:4]
m[Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. 4:8]
nEph. 2:8
o[ch. 5:10; Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:17; Heb. 12:11]
pJames 1:2; [ch. 4:12]
qJames 1:3
rJob 23:10; Ps. 66:10; Prov. 17:3; Isa. 48:10
s1 Cor. 3:13
tRom. 2:7, 10; 1 Cor. 4:5; [2 Thess. 1:7-12]
u[1 John 4:20]
v[Heb. 11:27]; See John 20:29
wRom. 6:22
x2 Pet. 1:19; [Dan. 8:15; Matt. 13:17; Luke 10:24]
yDan. 9:24-26
zRom. 8:9; [2 Pet. 1:21]; See Acts 16:7
aaSee Matt. 26:24
abIsa. 52:13–53:12; Luke 24:26; Acts 3:18
acDan. 12:4, 9, 13
ad[Matt. 13:17; Heb. 11:39, 40]
aeActs 2:2-4
af[Dan. 8:13; 12:5-7; Eph. 3:10]

1 Peter 1:1-12

Greeting

1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of athe Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2according to bthe foreknowledge of God the Father, cin the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and dfor sprinkling with his blood:

May egrace and fpeace be multiplied to you.

Born Again to a Living Hope

3 gBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! hAccording to his great mercy, ihe has caused us to be born again to a living hope jthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4to kan inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and lunfading, mkept in heaven for you, 5who by God’s power are being guarded nthrough faith for a salvation oready to be revealed in the last time. 6In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by pvarious trials, 7so that qthe tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes rthough it is tested by sfire—may be found to result in tpraise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 uThough you have not seen him, you love him. vThough you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9obtaining wthe outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

10Concerning this salvation, xthe prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, 11inquiring ywhat person or time zthe Spirit of Christ in them was indicating aawhen he predicted abthe sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. 12 acIt was revealed to them that adthey were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you aeby the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, afthings into which angels long to look.

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