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Listen to 1 Peter 1:1-12
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,(A)
To God’s elect,(B) exiles(C) scattered(D) throughout the provinces of Pontus,(E) Galatia,(F) Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,(G) 2who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge(H) of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit,(I) to be obedient(J) to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:(K)
Grace and peace be yours in abundance.(L)
Praise to God for a Living Hope
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(M) In his great mercy(N) he has given us new birth(O) into a living hope(P) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(Q) 4and into an inheritance(R) that can never perish, spoil or fade.(S) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,(T) 5who through faith are shielded by God’s power(U) until the coming of the salvation(V) that is ready to be revealed(W) in the last time. 6In all this you greatly rejoice,(X) though now for a little while(Y) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(Z) 7These have come so that the proven genuineness(AA) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(AB)—may result in praise, glory and honor(AC) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(AD) 8Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him(AE) and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.(AF)
10Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke(AG) of the grace that was to come to you,(AH) searched intently and with the greatest care,(AI) 11trying to find out the time and circ*mstances to which the Spirit of Christ(AJ) in them was pointing when he predicted(AK) the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,(AL) when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you(AM) by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.(AN) Even angels long to look into these things.
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Cross references
- 1 Peter 1:1 : 2Pe 1:1
- 1 Peter 1:1 : Mt 24:22
- 1 Peter 1:1 : S Heb 11:13
- 1 Peter 1:1 : S Jas 1:1
- 1 Peter 1:1 : Ac 2:9; 18:2
- 1 Peter 1:1 : S Ac 16:6
- 1 Peter 1:1 : Ac 16:7
- 1 Peter 1:2 : Ro 8:29
- 1 Peter 1:2 : 2Th 2:13
- 1 Peter 1:2 : ver 14, 22
- 1 Peter 1:2 : Heb 10:22; 12:24
- 1 Peter 1:2 : S Ro 1:7
- 1 Peter 1:3 : 2Co 1:3; Eph 1:3
- 1 Peter 1:3 : Tit 3:5
- 1 Peter 1:3 : ver 23; S Jn 1:13
- 1 Peter 1:3 : ver 13, 21; S Heb 3:6
- 1 Peter 1:3 : 1Co 15:20; 1Pe 3:21
- 1 Peter 1:4 : S Ac 20:32; S Ro 8:17
- 1 Peter 1:4 : 1Pe 5:4
- 1 Peter 1:4 : Col 1:5; 2Ti 4:8
- 1 Peter 1:5 : 1Sa 2:9; Jn 10:28
- 1 Peter 1:5 : S Ro 11:14
- 1 Peter 1:5 : S Ro 8:18
- 1 Peter 1:6 : Ro 5:2
- 1 Peter 1:6 : 1Pe 5:10
- 1 Peter 1:6 : Jas 1:2; 1Pe 4:12
- 1 Peter 1:7 : Jas 1:3
- 1 Peter 1:7 : Job 23:10; Ps 66:10; Pr 17:3; Isa 48:10
- 1 Peter 1:7 : 2Co 4:17
- 1 Peter 1:7 : ver 13; S 1Th 2:19; 1Pe 4:13
- 1 Peter 1:8 : Jn 20:29
- 1 Peter 1:9 : Ro 6:22
- 1 Peter 1:10 : S Mt 26:24
- 1 Peter 1:10 : ver 13
- 1 Peter 1:10 : S Mt 13:17
- 1 Peter 1:11 : S Ac 16:7; 2Pe 1:21
- 1 Peter 1:11 : S Mt 26:24
- 1 Peter 1:12 : S Ro 4:24
- 1 Peter 1:12 : ver 25
- 1 Peter 1:12 : S Lk 24:49
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
10Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
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