Chapter 1


1

A Living Hope, and a Sure Salvation

Peter 4074, an apostle 652 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547,
2 ¶ according 2596 to the foreknowledge 4268 of God 2316 the Father 3962, by the sanctifying 38 work 38 of the Spirit 4151, to obey 5218 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 and be sprinkled 4473 with His blood 129: May grace 5485 and peace 1515 be yours 4771 in the fullest 4129 measure 4129.
3 ¶ Blessed 2128 be the God 2316 and Father 3962 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, who according 2596 to His great 4183 mercy 1656 has caused us to be born 313 again 313 to a living 2198 hope 1680 through 1223 the resurrection 386 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 from the dead 3498,
4 to {obtain} an inheritance 2817 {which is} imperishable 862 and undefiled 283 and will not fade 263 away 263, reserved 5083 in heaven 3772 for you,
5 who are protected 5432 by the power 1411 of God 2316 through 1223 faith 4102 for a salvation 4991 ready 2092 to be revealed 601 in the last 2078 time 2540.
6 In this 3739 you greatly 21 rejoice 21, even though now 737 for a little 3641 while 3641, if 1487 necessary 1189, you have been distressed 3076 by various 4164 trials 3986,
7 so 2443 that the proof 1383 of your faith 4102, {being} more 4186 precious 4186 than gold 5553 which is perishable 622, even 1161 though 1161 tested 1381 by fire 4442, may be found 2147 to result 1519 in praise 1868 and glory 1391 and honor 5092 at the revelation 602 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547;
8 and though you have not seen 3708 Him, you love 25 Him, and though you do not see 3708 Him now 737, but believe 4100 in Him, you greatly 21 rejoice 21 with joy 5479 inexpressible 412 and full 1392 of glory 1392,
9 obtaining 2865 as the outcome 5056 of your faith 4102 the salvation 4991 of your souls 5590.
10 ¶ As to this 3739 salvation 4991, the prophets 4396 who prophesied 4395 of the grace 5485 that {would come} to you made careful searches 1567 and inquiries 1830,
11 seeking 2045 to know 2045 what 4169 person 5101 or 2228 time 2540 the Spirit 4151 of Christ 5547 within 1722 them was indicating 1213 as He predicted 4303 the sufferings 3804 of Christ 5547 and the glories 1391 to follow.
12 It was revealed 601 to them that they were not serving 1247 themselves 1438, but you, in these 846 things 846 which 3739 now 3568 have been announced 312 to you through 1223 those 3588 who preached 2097 the gospel 2097 to you by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 sent 649 from heaven 3772--things into which 3739 angels 32 long 1937 to look 3879.
13 ¶ Therefore 1352, prepare 328 your minds 1271 for action, keep 3525 sober 3525 {in spirit,} fix 1679 your hope 1679 completely 5049 on the grace 5485 to be brought 5342 to you at the revelation 602 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
14 As obedient 5218 children 5043, do not be conformed 4964 to the former 4387 lusts 1939 {which were yours} in your ignorance 52,
15 but like 2596 the Holy 40 One 40 who called 2564 you, be holy 40 yourselves 846 also 2532 in all 3956 {your} behavior 391;
16 because 1360 it is written 1125, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY 40, FOR I AM HOLY 40."
17 ¶ If 1487 you address 1941 as Father 3962 the One who impartially 678 judges 2919 according 2596 to each 1538 one's 1538 work 2041, conduct 390 yourselves in fear 5401 during the time 5550 of your stay 3940 {on earth;}
18 knowing 3609 that you were not redeemed 3084 with perishable 5349 things 5349 like silver 694 or 2228 gold 5553 from your futile 3152 way 391 of life 391 inherited 3970 from your forefathers 3970,
19 but with precious 5093 blood 129, as of a lamb 286 unblemished 299 and spotless 784, {the blood} of Christ 5547.
20 For He was foreknown 4267 before 4253 the foundation 2602 of the world 2889, but has appeared 5319 in these 3588 last 2078 times 5550 for the sake 1223 of you
21 who through 1223 Him are believers 4103 in God 2316, who raised 1453 Him from the dead 3498 and gave 1325 Him glory 1391, so 5620 that your faith 4102 and hope 1680 are in God 2316.
22 ¶ Since you have in obedience 5218 to the truth 225 purified 48 your souls 5590 for a sincere 505 love 5360 of the brethren 5360, fervently 1619 love 25 one 240 another 240 from the heart 2588,
23 for you have been born 313 again 313 not of seed 4701 which 5349 is perishable 5349 but imperishable 862, {that is,} through 1223 the living 2198 and enduring 3306 word 3056 of God 2316.
24 For, "ALL 3956 FLESH 4561 IS LIKE 5613 GRASS 5528, AND ALL 3956 ITS GLORY 1391 LIKE 5613 THE FLOWER 438 OF GRASS 5528. THE GRASS 5528 WITHERS 3583, AND THE FLOWER 438 FALLS 1601 OFF 1601,
25 BUT THE WORD 4487 OF THE LORD 2962 ENDURES 3306 FOREVER 165." And this 3778 is the word 4487 which was preached 2097 to you.

Chapter 2


1

As Newborn Babes

Therefore 3767, putting 659 aside 659 all 3956 malice 2549 and all 3956 deceit 1388 and hypocrisy 5272 and envy 5355 and all 3956 slander 2636,
2 like 5613 newborn 738 babies 1025, long 1971 for the pure 97 milk 1051 of the word 3050, so 2443 that by it you may grow 837 in respect 1519 to salvation 4991,
3 if 1487 you have tasted 1089 the kindness 5543 of the Lord 2962.
4

As Living Stones

¶ And coming 4334 to Him as to a living 2198 stone 3037 which has been rejected 593 by men 444, but is choice 1588 and precious 1784 in the sight 3844 of God 2316,
5 you also 2532, as living 2198 stones 3037, are being built 2026 up as a spiritual 4152 house 3624 for a holy 40 priesthood 2406, to offer 399 up spiritual 4152 sacrifices 2378 acceptable 2144 to God 2316 through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
6 For {this} is contained 4023 in Scripture 1124: "BEHOLD 2400, I LAY 5087 IN ZION 4622 A CHOICE 1588 STONE 3037, A PRECIOUS 1784 CORNER 204 {stone,} AND HE WHO BELIEVES 4100 IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED 2617."
7 This 3588 precious 5092 value 5092, then 3767, is for you who believe 4100; but for those 3588 who disbelieve 569, "THE STONE 3037 WHICH 3739 THE BUILDERS 3618 REJECTED 593, THIS 3778 BECAME 1096 THE VERY 2776 CORNER 1137 {stone,}"
8 and, "A STONE 3037 OF STUMBLING 4348 AND A ROCK 4073 OF OFFENSE 4625"; for they stumble 4350 because they are disobedient 544 to the word 3056, and to this 3739 {doom} they were also 2532 appointed 5087.
9 ¶ But you are A CHOSEN 1588 RACE 1085, A royal 934 PRIESTHOOD 2406, A HOLY 40 NATION 1484, A PEOPLE 2992 FOR {God's} OWN POSSESSION 4047, so 3704 that you may proclaim 1804 the excellencies 703 of Him who has called 2564 you out of darkness 4655 into His marvelous 2298 light 5457;
10 for you once 4218 were NOT A PEOPLE 2992, but now 3568 you are THE PEOPLE 2992 OF GOD 2316; you had NOT RECEIVED 1653 MERCY 1653, but now 3568 you have RECEIVED 1653 MERCY 1653.
11 ¶ Beloved 27, I urge 3870 you as aliens 3941 and strangers 3927 to abstain 568 from fleshly 4559 lusts 1939 which 3748 wage 4754 war 4754 against 2596 the soul 5590.
12 Keep 2192 your behavior 391 excellent 2570 among 1722 the Gentiles 1484, so 2443 that in the thing in which 3739 they slander 2635 you as evildoers 2555, they may because 1537 of your good 2570 deeds 2041, as they observe 2029 {them,} glorify 1392 God 2316 in the day 2250 of visitation 1984.
13

Honor Authority

Submit 5293 yourselves for the Lord's 2962 sake 1223 to every 3956 human 442 institution 2937, whether 1535 to a king 935 as the one in authority 5242,
14 or 1535 to governors 2232 as sent 3992 by him for the punishment 1557 of evildoers 2555 and the praise 1868 of those who do 15 right 15.
15 For such 3779 is the will 2307 of God 2316 that by doing 15 right 15 you may silence 5392 the ignorance 56 of foolish 878 men 444.
16 {Act} as free 1658 men 1658, and do not use 2192 your freedom 1657 as a covering 1942 for evil 2549, but {use it} as bondslaves 1401 of God 2316.
17 Honor 5091 all 3956 people 3956, love 25 the brotherhood 81, fear 5399 God 2316, honor 5091 the king 935.
18 ¶ Servants 3610, be submissive 5293 to your masters 1203 with all 3956 respect 5401, not only 3440 to those 3588 who are good 18 and gentle 1933, but also 2532 to those 3588 who are unreasonable 4646.
19 For this 3778 {finds} favor 5485, if 1487 for the sake 1223 of conscience 4893 toward God 2316 a person 5100 bears 5297 up under 5297 sorrows 3077 when suffering 3958 unjustly 95.
20 For what 4169 credit 2811 is there if 1487, when you sin 264 and are harshly 2852 treated 2852, you endure 5278 it with patience 5278? But if 1487 when you do 15 what is right 15 and suffer 3958 {for it} you patiently 5278 endure 5278 it, this 3778 {finds} favor 5485 with God 2316.
21

Christ Is Our Example

For you have been called 2564 for this 3778 purpose, since 3754 Christ 5547 also 2532 suffered 3958 for you, leaving 5277 you an example 5261 for you to follow 1872 in His steps 2487,
22 WHO 3739 COMMITTED 4160 NO 3756 SIN 266, NOR 3761 WAS ANY DECEIT 1388 FOUND 2147 IN HIS MOUTH 4750;
23 and while being reviled 3058, He did not revile 486 in return 486; while suffering 3958, He uttered 546 no 3756 threats 546, but kept entrusting 3860 {Himself} to Him who judges 2919 righteously 1346;
24 and He Himself 846 bore 399 our sins 266 in His body 4983 on the cross 3586, so 2443 that we might die 581 to sin 266 and live 2198 to righteousness 1343; for by His wounds 3468 you were healed 2390.
25 For you were continually straying 4105 like 5613 sheep 4263, but now 3568 you have returned 1994 to the Shepherd 4166 and Guardian 1985 of your souls 5590.

Chapter 3


1

Godly Living

In the same 3668 way 3668, you wives 1135, be submissive 5293 to your own 2398 husbands 435 so 2443 that even 2532 if 1487 any 5100 {of them} are disobedient 544 to the word 3056, they may be won 2770 without 427 a word 3056 by the behavior 391 of their wives 1135,
2 as they observe 2029 your chaste 53 and respectful 5401 behavior 391.
3 Your adornment 2889 must not be {merely} external 1855--braiding 1708 the hair 2359, and wearing 4025 gold 5553 jewelry 5553, or 2228 putting 1745 on dresses 2440;
4 but {let it be} the hidden 2927 person 444 of the heart 2588, with the imperishable 862 quality 862 of a gentle 4239 and quiet 2272 spirit 4151, which 3739 is precious 4185 in the sight 1799 of God 2316.
5 For in this 3779 way 3779 in former 4218 times 4218 the holy 40 women 1135 also 2532, who hoped 1679 in God 2316, used to adorn 2885 themselves 1438, being submissive 5293 to their own 2398 husbands 435;
6 just 5613 as Sarah 4564 obeyed 5219 Abraham 11, calling 2564 him lord 2962, and you have become 1096 her children 5043 if you do 15 what is right 15 without being frightened 5399 by any 3367 fear 4423.
7 ¶ You husbands 435 in the same 3668 way 3668, live 4924 with {your wives} in an understanding 1108 way 1108, as with someone 4632 weaker 4160, since she is a woman 1134; and show 632 her honor 5092 as a fellow 4789 heir 4789 of the grace 5485 of life 2222, so 1519 that your prayers 4335 will not be hindered 1465.
8 ¶ To sum 5056 up, all 3956 of you be harmonious 3675, sympathetic 4835, brotherly 5361, kindhearted 2155, and humble 5012 in spirit 5012;
9 not returning 591 evil 2556 for evil 2556 or 2228 insult 3059 for insult 3059, but giving 2127 a blessing 2127 instead 5121; for you were called 2564 for the very 3778 purpose that you might inherit 2816 a blessing 2129.
10 For, "THE ONE 3588 WHO DESIRES 2309 LIFE 2222, TO LOVE 25 AND SEE 3708 GOOD 18 DAYS 2250, MUST KEEP 3973 HIS TONGUE 1100 FROM EVIL 2556 AND HIS LIPS 5491 FROM SPEAKING 2980 DECEIT 1388.
11 "HE MUST TURN 1578 AWAY 1578 FROM EVIL 2556 AND DO 4160 GOOD 18; HE MUST SEEK 2212 PEACE 1515 AND PURSUE 1377 IT.
12 "FOR THE EYES 3788 OF THE LORD 2962 ARE TOWARD 1909 THE RIGHTEOUS 1342, AND HIS EARS 3775 ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER 1162, BUT THE FACE 4383 OF THE LORD 2962 IS AGAINST 1909 THOSE WHO DO 4160 EVIL 2556."
13 ¶ Who 5101 is there to harm 2559 you if 1437 you prove 1096 zealous 2207 for what 18 is good 18?
14 But even 2532 if 1487 you should suffer 3958 for the sake 1223 of righteousness 1343, you are blessed 3107. AND DO NOT FEAR 5399 THEIR INTIMIDATION 5401, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED 5015,
15 but sanctify 37 Christ 5547 as Lord 2962 in your hearts 2588, always 104 {being} ready 2092 to make a defense 627 to everyone 3956 who asks 154 you to give an account 3056 for the hope 1680 that is in you, yet 235 with gentleness 4240 and reverence 5401;
16 and keep 2192 a good 18 conscience 4893 so 2443 that in the thing in which 3739 you are slandered 2635, those 3588 who revile 1908 your good 18 behavior 391 in Christ 5547 will be put 2617 to shame 2617.
17 For it is better 2909, if 1487 God 2316 should will 2309 it so, that you suffer 3958 for doing 15 what is right 15 rather 2228 than 2228 for doing 2554 what is wrong 2554.
18 For Christ 5547 also 2532 died 599 for sins 266 once 530 for all 530, {the} just 1342 for {the} unjust 94, so 2443 that He might bring 4317 us to God 2316, having been put 2289 to death 2289 in the flesh 4561, but made 2227 alive 2227 in the spirit 4151;
19 in which 3739 also 2532 He went 4198 and made 2784 proclamation 2784 to the spirits 4151 {now} in prison 5438,
20 who once 4218 were disobedient 544, when 3753 the patience 3115 of God 2316 kept waiting 553 in the days 2250 of Noah 3575, during the construction 2680 of the ark 2787, in which 3739 a few 3641, that is, eight 3638 persons 5590, were brought 1295 safely 1295 through 1223 {the} water 5204.
21 Corresponding 499 to that, baptism 908 now 3568 saves 4982 you--not the removal 595 of dirt 4509 from the flesh 4561, but an appeal 1906 to God 2316 for a good 18 conscience 4893--through 1223 the resurrection 386 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547,
22 who 3739 is at the right 1188 hand 1188 of God 2316, having gone 4198 into heaven 3772, after angels 32 and authorities 1849 and powers 1411 had been subjected 5293 to Him.

Chapter 4


1

Keep Fervent in Your Love

Therefore 3767, since Christ 5547 has suffered 3958 in the flesh 4561, arm 3695 yourselves also 2532 with the same 846 purpose 1771, because 3754 he who has suffered 3958 in the flesh 4561 has ceased 3973 from sin 266,
2 so 1519 as to live 980 the rest 1954 of the time 5550 in the flesh 4561 no 3371 longer 3371 for the lusts 1939 of men 444, but for the will 2307 of God 2316.
3 For the time 5550 already past 3928 is sufficient 713 {for} {you} to have carried 2716 out the desire 1013 of the Gentiles 1484, having pursued 4198 a course 4198 of sensuality 766, lusts 1939, drunkenness 3632, carousing 2970, drinking 4224 parties 4224 and abominable 111 idolatries 1495.
4 In {all} this 3739, they are surprised 3579 that you do not run 4936 with {them} into the same 846 excesses 401 of dissipation 810, and they malign 987 {you;}
5 but they will give 591 account 3056 to Him who is ready 2093 to judge 2919 the living 2198 and the dead 3498.
6 For the gospel 2097 has for this 3778 purpose been preached 2097 even 2532 to those who are dead 3498, that though 3303 they are judged 2919 in the flesh 4561 as men 444, they may live 2198 in the spirit 4151 according 2596 to {the} {will of} God 2316.
7 ¶ The end 5056 of all 3956 things 3956 is near 1448; therefore 3767, be of sound 4993 judgment 4993 and sober 3525 {spirit} for the purpose of prayer 4335.
8 Above 4253 all 3956, keep 2192 fervent 1618 in your love 26 for one 1438 another 1438, because 3754 love 26 covers 2572 a multitude 4128 of sins 266.
9 Be hospitable 5382 to one 240 another 240 without 427 complaint 1112.
10 As each 1538 one 1538 has received 2983 a {special} gift 5486, employ 1247 it in serving 1247 one 1438 another 1438 as good 2570 stewards 3623 of the manifold 4164 grace 5485 of God 2316.
11 Whoever speaks 2980, {is to do so} as one 5613 who is speaking 2980 the utterances 3051 of God 2316; whoever serves 1247 {is to do so} as one 5613 who is serving 1247 by the strength 2479 which 3739 God 2316 supplies 5524; so 2443 that in all 3956 things 3956 God 2316 may be glorified 1392 through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, to whom 3739 belongs 1510 the glory 1391 and dominion 2904 forever 165 and ever 165. Amen 281.
12

Share the Sufferings of Christ

Beloved 27, do not be surprised 3579 at the fiery 4451 ordeal 4451 among 1722 you, which comes 1096 upon you for your testing 3986, as though 5613 some strange 3581 thing 3581 were happening 4819 to you;
13 but to the degree 2526 that you share 2841 the sufferings 3804 of Christ 5547, keep on rejoicing 5463, so 2443 that also 2532 at the revelation 602 of His glory 1391 you may rejoice 5463 with exultation 21.
14 If 1487 you are reviled 3679 for the name 3686 of Christ 5547, you are blessed 3107, because 3754 the Spirit 4151 of glory 1391 and of God 2316 rests 373 on you.
15 Make 3361 sure that none of you suffers 3958 as a murderer 5406, or 2228 thief 2812, or 2228 evildoer 2555, or 2228 a troublesome 244 meddler 244;
16 but if 1487 {anyone suffers} as a Christian 5546, he is not to be ashamed 153, but is to glorify 1392 God 2316 in this 3778 name 3686.
17 For {it is} time 2540 for judgment 2917 to begin 757 with the household 3624 of God 2316; and if 1487 {it} {begins} with us first 4413, what 5101 {will be} the outcome 5056 for those 3588 who do 544 not obey 544 the gospel 2098 of God 2316?
18 AND IF 1487 IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY 3433 THAT THE RIGHTEOUS 1342 IS SAVED 4982, WHAT 4226 WILL BECOME 5316 OF THE GODLESS 765 MAN 765 AND THE SINNER 268?
19 Therefore 5620, those 3588 also 2532 who suffer 3958 according 2596 to the will 2307 of God 2316 shall entrust 3908 their souls 5590 to a faithful 4103 Creator 2939 in doing 16 what 16 is right 16.

Chapter 5


1

Serve God Willingly

Therefore 3767, I exhort 3870 the elders 4245 among 1722 you, as {your} fellow 4850 elder 4850 and witness 3144 of the sufferings 3804 of Christ 5547, and a partaker 2844 also 2532 of the glory 1391 that is to be revealed 601,
2 shepherd 4165 the flock 4168 of God 2316 among 1722 you, exercising oversight 1983 not under 317 compulsion 317, but voluntarily 1596, according 2596 to {the will of} God 2316; and not for sordid 147 gain 147, but with eagerness 4290;
3 nor 3366 yet as lording 2634 it over 2634 those 3588 allotted 2819 to your charge 2819, but proving 1096 to be examples 5179 to the flock 4168.
4 And when the Chief 750 Shepherd 750 appears 5319, you will receive 2865 the unfading 262 crown 4735 of glory 1391.
5 You younger 3501 men 3501, likewise 3668, be subject 5293 to {your} elders 4245; and all 3956 of you, clothe 1463 yourselves with humility 5012 toward one 240 another 240, for GOD 2316 IS OPPOSED 498 TO THE PROUD 5244, BUT GIVES 1325 GRACE 5485 TO THE HUMBLE 5011.
6 ¶ Therefore 3767 humble 5013 yourselves under 5259 the mighty 2900 hand 5495 of God 2316, that He may exalt 5312 you at the proper 2540 time 2540,
7 casting 1977 all 3956 your anxiety 3308 on Him, because 3754 He cares 3199 for you.
8 Be of sober 3525 {spirit,} be on the alert 1127. Your adversary 476, the devil 1228, prowls 4043 around 4043 like 5613 a roaring 5612 lion 3023, seeking 2212 someone 5100 to devour 2666.
9 But resist 436 him, firm 4731 in {your} faith 4102, knowing 3609 that the same 846 experiences 3588 of suffering 3804 are being accomplished 2005 by your brethren 81 who are in the world 2889.
10 After you have suffered 3958 for a little 3641 while 3641, the God 2316 of all 3956 grace 5485, who called 2564 you to His eternal 166 glory 1391 in Christ 5547, will Himself 846 perfect 2675, confirm 4741, strengthen 4599 {and} establish 2311 you.
11 To Him {be} dominion 2904 forever 165 and ever 165. Amen 281.
12 ¶ Through 1223 Silvanus 4610, our faithful 4103 brother 80 (for so 5613 I regard 3049 {him}), I have written 1125 to you briefly 3641, exhorting 3870 and testifying 1957 that this 3778 is the true 227 grace 5485 of God 2316. Stand 2476 firm 2476 in it!
13 She who is in Babylon 897, chosen 4899 together 4899 with you, sends 782 you greetings 782, and {so does} my son 5207, Mark 3138.
14 Greet 782 one 240 another 240 with a kiss 5370 of love 26.