³ Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,

⁴ to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in [the] heavens for you,

⁵ who are kept guarded by [the] power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in [the] last time.

¹³ Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, [be] sober [and] hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace [which will be] brought to you at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ;

¹⁴ as children of obedience, not conformed to [your] former lusts in your ignorance;

¹⁵ but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;

¹⁶ because it is written, Be ye holy, for *I* am holy.

¹⁷ And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,

¹⁸ knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,

¹⁹ but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, [the blood] of Christ,

²⁰ foreknown indeed before [the] foundation of [the] world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,

²¹ who by him do believe on God, who has raised him from among [the] dead and given him glory, that your faith and hope should be in God.