1 Peter 1:13-2:12

Christian Standard Bible

A Call to Holy Living

¹³ Therefore, with your minds ready for action,^(A) be sober-minded^(B) and set your hope^(C) completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation^(D) of Jesus Christ. ¹⁴ As obedient children,^(E) do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance. ¹⁵ But as the one who called you^(F) is holy,^(G) you also are to be holy in all your conduct; ¹⁶ for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.^{[a](H) 17} If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially^(I) according to each one’s work,^(J) you are to conduct yourselves in reverence^(K) during your time living as strangers. ¹⁸ For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life^(L) inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,^{(M) 19} but with the precious blood of Christ,^(N) like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb.^{(O) 20} He was foreknown^(P) before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times^(Q) for you. ²¹ Through him you believe in God,^(R) who raised him from the dead^(S) and gave him glory,^(T) so that your faith and hope are in God.

²² Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth,^[b] so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other,^(U) from a pure^[c] heart love one another constantly,^{[d](V) 23} because you have been born again^(W)—not of perishable seed^(X) but of imperishable—through the living and enduring word of God.^{(Y) 24} For

And this word is the gospel that was proclaimed to you.

The Living Stone and a Holy People

2 Therefore, rid yourselves of^(AB) all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.^{(AC) 2} Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word,^[f](AD) so that by it you may grow up into your salvation, ³ if you have tasted^(AE) that the Lord is good.^{[g](AF) 4} As you come to him, a living stone—rejected by people but chosen and honored by^[h] God— ⁵ you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood^[i] to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God^(AG) through Jesus Christ. ⁶ For it stands in Scripture:

⁷ So honor will come to you who believe; but for the unbelieving,

⁸ and

They stumble because they disobey the word; they were destined^(AM) for this.

⁹ But you are a chosen race,^[n][o](AN) a royal priesthood,^[p](AO) a holy nation,^[q](AP) a people for his possession,^[r](AQ) so that you may proclaim the praises^[s][t](AR) of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.^{(AS) 10} Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy,^(AT) but now you have received mercy.

A Call to Good Works

¹¹ Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles^(AU) to abstain^(AV) from sinful^(AW) desires that wage war against the soul.^{(AX) 12} Conduct^(AY) yourselves honorably among the Gentiles,^[u] so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits.^(AZ)