1 Peter 1

J.B. Phillips New Testament

1 ^1-2Peter, messenger of Jesus Christ, sends this letter to the exiles of the dispersed tribes (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia), whom God the Father knew and chose long ago to be made holy by his Spirit, that they might obey Jesus Christ and be cleansed by his blood: may you know more and more of God’s grace and peace.

Your faith is being tested, but your future is magnificent

^3-5Thank God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that in his great mercy we men have been born again into a life full of hope, through Christ’s rising again from the dead! You can now hope for a perfect inheritance beyond the reach of change and decay, “reserved” in Heaven for you. And in the meantime you are guarded by the power of God operating through your faith, till you enter fully into the salvation which is all ready for the d?nouement of the last day.

^6-9This means tremendous joy to you, I know, even though you are temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials and temptations. This is no accident—it happens to prove your faith, which is infinitely more valuable than gold, and gold, as you know, even though it is ultimately perishable, must be purified by fire. This proving of your faith is planned to bring you praise and honour and glory in the day when Jesus Christ reveals himself. And though you have never seen him, yet I know that you love him. At present you trust him without being able to see him, and even now he brings you a joy that words cannot express and which has in it a hint of the glories of Heaven; and all the time you are receiving the result of your faith in him—the salvation of your own souls.

^10-12The prophets of old did their utmost to discover and obtain this salvation. They did not find it, but they prophesied of this grace that has now come to you. They tried hard to discover to what time and to what sort of circumstances the Spirit of Christ working in them was referring. For he foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow them. It was then made clear to them that they were dealing with matters not meant for themselves, but for you. It is these very matters which have been made plain to you by those who preached the Gospel to you by the same Spirit sent from Heaven—and these are facts to command the interest of the very angels!

Consider soberly what God has done for you

^13-16So brace up your minds, and, as men who know what they are doing, rest the full weight of your hopes on the grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ reveals himself. Live as obedient children before God. Don’t let your character be moulded by the desires of your ignorant days, but be holy in every department of your lives, for the one who has called you is himself holy. The scripture says: ‘Be holy, for I am holy’.

^17-21If you pray to a Father who judges men by their actions without the slightest favouritism, then you should spend the time of your stay here on earth with reverent fear. For you must realise all the time that you have been “ransomed” from the futile way of living passed on to you by your fathers’ traditions, not with some money payment of transient value, but by the costly shedding of blood. The price was in fact the life-blood of Christ, the unblemished and unstained lamb of sacrifice. It is true that God chose him to fulfil this part before the world was founded, but it was for your benefit that he was revealed in these last days—for you who found your faith in God through Christ. And God raised him from the dead and gave him unimaginable splendour, so that all your faith and hope might be centred in God.

Let your life match your high calling

^22-25aNow that you have, by obeying the truth, made your souls clean enough for a genuine love of your fellows, see that you do love each other, fervently and from the heart. For you are the sons of God now; the live, permanent Word of the living God has given you his own indestructible heredity. It is true that: ‘All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures for ever’.

^25bThe Word referred to, as far as you are concerned, is the message of the Gospel that was preached to you.

1 Peter 1

New King James Version

Greeting to the Elect Pilgrims

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To the ^[a]pilgrims ^(A)of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, ²^(B)elect ^(C)according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, ^(D)in sanctification of the Spirit, for ^(E)obedience and ^(F)sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:

^(G)Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

A Heavenly Inheritance

³^(H)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who ^(I)according to His abundant mercy ^(J)has begotten us again to a living hope ^(K)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴to an inheritance ^[b]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, ^(L)reserved in heaven for you, ⁵^(M)who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

⁶^(N)In this you greatly rejoice, though now ^(O)for a little while, if need be, ^(P)you have been ^[c]grieved by various trials, ⁷that ^(Q)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though ^(R)it is tested by fire, ^(S)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, ⁸^(T)whom having not ^[d]seen you love. ^(U)Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, ⁹receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

¹⁰Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, ¹¹searching what, or what manner of time, ^(V)the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. ¹²To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to ^[e]us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which ^(W)angels desire to look into.

Living Before God Our Father

¹³Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; ¹⁴as obedient children, not ^(X)conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; ¹⁵^(Y)but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, ¹⁶because it is written, ^(Z)“Be holy, for I am holy.”

¹⁷And if you call on the Father, who ^(AA)without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your ^[f]stay here in fear; ¹⁸knowing that you were not redeemed with ^[g]corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹but ^(AB)with the precious blood of Christ, ^(AC)as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. ²⁰^(AD)He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was ^[h]manifest ^(AE)in these last times for you ²¹who through Him believe in God, ^(AF)who raised Him from the dead and ^(AG)gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

The Enduring Word

²²Since you ^(AH)have purified your souls in obeying the truth ^[i]through the Spirit in ^[j]sincere ^(AI)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, ²³^(AJ)having been born again, not of ^[k]corruptible seed but ^[l]incorruptible, ^(AK)through the word of God which lives and abides ^[m]forever, ²⁴because

^(AL)“All flesh is as grass,
And all ^[n]the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
²⁵^(AM)But the ^[o]word of the Lord endures forever.”

^(AN)Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

Footnotes

1 Peter 1:1 sojourners, temporary residents
1 Peter 1:4 imperishable
1 Peter 1:6 distressed
1 Peter 1:8 M known
1 Peter 1:12 NU, M you
1 Peter 1:17 sojourning, dwelling as resident aliens
1 Peter 1:18 perishable
1 Peter 1:20 revealed
1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
1 Peter 1:23 perishable
1 Peter 1:23 imperishable
1 Peter 1:23 NU omits forever
1 Peter 1:24 NU its glory as
1 Peter 1:25 spoken word

1 Petru 1

Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014

1 Petru, apostol al lui Isus Hristos, către aleşii care trăiesc ca străini, împrăştiaţi prin^(A) Pont, Galatia, Capadocia, Asia şi Bitinia, ²după^(B) ştiinţa mai dinainte a lui Dumnezeu Tatăl, prin^(C) sfinţirea lucrată de Duhul, spre ascultarea şi stropirea^(D) cu sângele lui Isus Hristos: Harul^(E) şi pacea^(F) să vă fie înmulţite! ³Binecuvântat^(G) să fie Dumnezeu, Tatăl Domnului nostru Isus Hristos, care, după^(H) îndurarea Sa cea mare, ne-a^(I) născut din nou, prin^(J) învierea lui Isus Hristos din morţi, la o nădejde vie ⁴şi la o moştenire nestricăcioasă^(K) şi neîntinată şi care nu se poate veşteji, păstrată^(L) în ceruri pentru voi. ⁵Voi^(M) sunteţi păziţi de puterea lui Dumnezeu prin credinţă pentru mântuirea gata să fie descoperită în vremurile de apoi! ⁶În^(N) ea voi vă bucuraţi mult, măcar că acum, dacă trebuie, sunteţi întristaţi pentru^(O) puţină vreme prin felurite încercări, ⁷pentru ca încercarea^(P) credinţei voastre, cu mult mai scumpă decât aurul care piere şi care totuşi este încercat^(Q) prin foc^(R), să aibă ca urmare lauda^(S), slava şi cinstea, la arătarea lui Isus Hristos, ⁸pe^(T) care voi Îl iubiţi fără să-L fi văzut, credeţi în^(U) El fără să-L vedeţi şi vă bucuraţi cu o bucurie negrăită şi strălucită, ⁹pentru că veţi dobândi, ca sfârşit^(V) al credinţei voastre, mântuirea sufletelor voastre. ¹⁰Prorocii, care au prorocit despre harul care vă era păstrat vouă, au făcut din^(W) mântuirea aceasta ţinta cercetărilor şi căutării lor stăruitoare. ¹¹Ei cercetau să vadă ce vreme şi ce împrejurări avea în vedere Duhul^(X) lui Hristos, care era în ei, când vestea mai dinainte patimile^(Y) lui Hristos şi slava de care aveau să fie urmate. ¹²Lor^(Z) le-a fost descoperit că nu^(AA) pentru ei înşişi, ci pentru voi spuneau ei aceste lucruri pe care vi le-au vestit acum cei ce v-au propovăduit Evanghelia prin Duhul^(AB) Sfânt trimis din cer şi în care^(AC) chiar îngerii doresc să privească. ¹³De aceea, încingeţi-vă^(AD) coapsele minţii voastre, fiţi^(AE) treji şi puneţi-vă toată nădejdea în harul, care vă va fi adus la arătarea^(AF) lui Isus Hristos. ¹⁴Ca nişte copii ascultători, nu^(AG) vă lăsaţi târâţi în poftele pe care le aveaţi altădată, când eraţi în^(AH) neştiinţă. ¹⁵Ci^(AI), după cum Cel ce v-a chemat este sfânt, fiţi şi voi sfinţi în toată purtarea voastră. ¹⁶Căci este scris: „Fiţi^(AJ) sfinţi, căci Eu sunt sfânt”. ¹⁷Şi dacă chemaţi ca Tată pe Cel ce^(AK) judecă fără părtinire pe fiecare după faptele lui, purtaţi-vă^(AL) cu frică în timpul pribegiei^(AM) voastre; ¹⁸căci ştiţi că^(AN) nu cu lucruri pieritoare, cu argint sau cu aur, aţi fost răscumpăraţi din felul deşert de vieţuire pe care-l moşteniserăţi^(AO) de la părinţii voştri, ¹⁹ci cu^(AP) sângele scump al lui Hristos, Mielul^(AQ) fără cusur şi fără prihană. ²⁰El^(AR) a fost cunoscut mai înainte de întemeierea lumii şi a fost arătat la^(AS) sfârşitul vremurilor pentru voi, ²¹care, prin El, sunteţi credincioşi în Dumnezeu, care L-a^(AT) înviat din morţi şi I-a^(AU) dat slavă, pentru ca credinţa şi nădejdea voastră să fie în Dumnezeu. ²²Deci^(AV), ca unii care prin ascultarea de adevăr v-aţi curăţit sufletele prin Duhul ca să aveţi o dragoste^(AW) de fraţi neprefăcută, iubiţi-vă cu căldură unii pe alţii, din toată inima, ²³fiindcă^(AX) aţi fost născuţi din nou nu dintr-o sămânţă care poate putrezi, ci dintr-una care nu poate putrezi, prin^(AY) Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu, care este viu şi care rămâne în veac. ²⁴Căci^(AZ) orice făptură este ca iarba şi toată slava ei, ca floarea ierbii. Iarba se usucă şi floarea cade jos, ²⁵dar^(BA) Cuvântul Domnului rămâne în veac. Şi^(BB) acesta este Cuvântul care v-a fost propovăduit prin Evanghelie.

1 Peter 1

New International Version

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,^(A)

To God’s elect,^(B) exiles^(C) scattered^(D) throughout the provinces of Pontus,^(E) Galatia,^(F) Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,^(G) ²who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge^(H) of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit,^(I) to be obedient^(J) to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:^(K)

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.^(L)

Praise to God for a Living Hope

³Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!^(M) In his great mercy^(N) he has given us new birth^(O) into a living hope^(P) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,^(Q) ⁴and into an inheritance^(R) that can never perish, spoil or fade.^(S) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,^(T) ⁵who through faith are shielded by God’s power^(U) until the coming of the salvation^(V) that is ready to be revealed^(W) in the last time. ⁶In all this you greatly rejoice,^(X) though now for a little while^(Y) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.^(Z) ⁷These have come so that the proven genuineness^(AA) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire^(AB)—may result in praise, glory and honor^(AC) when Jesus Christ is revealed.^(AD) ⁸Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him^(AE) and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, ⁹for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.^(AF)

¹⁰Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke^(AG) of the grace that was to come to you,^(AH) searched intently and with the greatest care,^(AI) ¹¹trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ^(AJ) in them was pointing when he predicted^(AK) the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. ¹²It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,^(AL) when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you^(AM) by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.^(AN) Even angels long to look into these things.

Be Holy

¹³Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober,^(AO) set your hope^(AP) on the grace to be brought to you^(AQ) when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.^(AR) ¹⁴As obedient^(AS) children, do not conform^(AT) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.^(AU) ¹⁵But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;^(AV) ¹⁶for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”^[a]^(AW)

¹⁷Since you call on a Father^(AX) who judges each person’s work^(AY) impartially,^(AZ) live out your time as foreigners^(BA) here in reverent fear.^(BB) ¹⁸For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed^(BC) from the empty way of life^(BD) handed down to you from your ancestors, ¹⁹but with the precious blood^(BE) of Christ, a lamb^(BF) without blemish or defect.^(BG) ²⁰He was chosen before the creation of the world,^(BH) but was revealed in these last times^(BI) for your sake. ²¹Through him you believe in God,^(BJ) who raised him from the dead^(BK) and glorified him,^(BL) and so your faith and hope^(BM) are in God.

²²Now that you have purified^(BN) yourselves by obeying^(BO) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,^(BP) from the heart.^[b] ²³For you have been born again,^(BQ) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,^(BR) through the living and enduring word of God.^(BS) ²⁴For,

“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
²⁵ but the word of the Lord endures forever.”^[c]^(BT)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

Footnotes

1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2
1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)

J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)

New King James Version (NKJV)

Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014 (RMNN)

Copyright of the Cornilescu Bible © 1924 belongs to British and Foreign Bible Society. Copyright © 2010, 2014 of the revised edition in Romanian language belongs to the Interconfessional Bible Society of Romania, with the approval of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

New International Version (NIV)

1 Peter 1

J.B. Phillips New Testament

Your faith is being tested, but your future is magnificent

Consider soberly what God has done for you

Let your life match your high calling

1 Peter 1

New King James Version

Greeting to the Elect Pilgrims

A Heavenly Inheritance

Living Before God Our Father

The Enduring Word

Footnotes

Cross references

1 Petru 1

Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014

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1 Peter 1

New International Version

Praise to God for a Living Hope

Be Holy

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1 Peter 1 J.B. Phillips New Testament

Your faith is being tested, but your future is magnificent

Consider soberly what God has done for you

Let your life match your high calling

1 Peter 1 New King James Version

Greeting to the Elect Pilgrims

A Heavenly Inheritance

Living Before God Our Father

The Enduring Word

Footnotes

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1 Petru 1 Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014

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1 Peter 1 New International Version

Praise to God for a Living Hope

Be Holy

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1 Peter 1

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1 Peter 1

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1 Petru 1

Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014

1 Peter 1

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