1 Peter 1:17-21

New Century Version

¹⁷ You pray to God and call him Father, and he judges each person’s work equally. So while you are here on earth, you should live with respect for God. ¹⁸ You know that in the past you were living in a worthless way, a way passed down from the people who lived before you. But you were saved from that useless life. You were bought, not with something that ruins like gold or silver, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, who was like a pure and perfect lamb. ²⁰ Christ was chosen before the world was made, but he was shown to the world in these last times for your sake. ²¹ Through Christ you believe in God, who raised Christ from the dead and gave him glory. So your faith and your hope are in God.