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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><link rel="canonical" href="https://bibleapps.com/bsb/1_peter/1.htm"><title>1 Peter 1 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../bible.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_peter/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="112" scrolling="no" src="../top.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="54" scrolling="no" src="../../nav1/1_peter/1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="54" scrolling="no" src="../../nav2/1_peter/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../../menu.htm" width="100%" height="50" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../james/5.htm" title="James 5">◄</a> 1 Peter 1 <a href="../1_peter/2.htm" title="1 Peter 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top">Berean Study Bible</tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">A Greeting from Peter<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../2_peter/1.htm">2 Peter 1:1–2</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, <p class="reg"> To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: <p class="reg"> Grace and peace be yours in abundance. <A name="4"></a><p class="hdg">A Living Hope<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">A Call to Holiness<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../hebrews/12.htm#14">Hebrews 12:14–17</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Therefore prepare your minds for action.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. <A name="22"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God. <A name="23"></a><p class="hdg">The Enduring Word<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../isaiah/40.htm#6">Isaiah 40:6–8</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For, <p class="indent1stline">“All flesh is like grass, <p class="indent2"> and all its glory like the flowers of the field; <p class="indent1"> the grass withers and the flowers fall, <p class="indent2"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/1_peter/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>but the word of the Lord stands forever.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <p class="reg"> And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>To the elect sojourners of the Diaspora of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia</i><span class="thin"> </span>. These provinces were located in what is now Turkey.<br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>has caused us to be born again</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>has begotten us again</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Literally <i>Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <a href="../leviticus/11.htm#44">Leviticus 11:44–45</a>; <a href="../leviticus/19.htm#2">Leviticus 19:2</a><br><span class="fnverse">22</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> SBL, NE, and WH <i>from the heart</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <a href="../isaiah/40.htm#6">Isaiah 40:6–8</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href="https://berean.bible">www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href="https://bereanbible.com">Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href="https://biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a> and <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean.Bible</a>. 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