1 Peter 1:14-25

English Standard Version

¹⁴ As obedient children, ^(A)do not be conformed to the passions ^(B)of your former ignorance, ¹⁵ but ^(C)as he who called you is holy, you also be holy ^(D)in all your conduct, ¹⁶ since it is written, ^(E)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.” ¹⁷ And if you ^(F)call on him as Father who ^(G)judges ^(H)impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves ^(I)with fear throughout the time of your exile, ¹⁸ knowing that you ^(J)were ransomed from ^(K)the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, ¹⁹ but ^(L)with the precious blood of Christ, like that of ^(M)a lamb ^(N)without blemish or spot. ²⁰ He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but ^(O)was made manifest ^(P)in the last times for the sake of you ^21 (Q)who through him are believers in God, ^(R)who raised him from the dead and ^(S)gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

²² Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for ^(T)a sincere brotherly love, ^(U)love one another earnestly from a pure heart, ^23 (V)since you have been born again, ^(W)not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through ^(X)the living and abiding word of God; ²⁴ for

And this word ^(AA)is the good news that was preached to you.