First Epistle of Peter, Chapter 1

Aug 12, 2020 at 23:02 Twitter · Facebook

1 Peter 1 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 1 of 1 Peter—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

« Prev
1 Peter 1 of 5
Next »

¶ ¹Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
¶ To those who reside as ²aliens, ³scattered throughout ⁴Pontus, ⁵Galatia, ⁶Cappadocia, ⁷Asia, and ⁸Bithynia, ⁹who are chosen
according to the ¹⁰foreknowledge of God the Father, ¹¹by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, ^[a]to ¹²obey Jesus Christ and be ¹³sprinkled with His blood: ¹⁴May grace and peace ^[b]be yours in the fullest measure.
¶ ¹⁵Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who ¹⁶according to His great mercy ¹⁷has caused us to be born again to ¹⁸a living hope through the ¹⁹resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
to obtain an ²⁰inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and ²¹will not fade away, ²²reserved in heaven for you,
who are ²³protected by the power of God ²⁴through faith for ²⁵a salvation ready ²⁶to be revealed in the last time.
²⁷In this you greatly rejoice, even though now ²⁸for a little while, ²⁹if necessary, you have been distressed by ³⁰various ^[c]trials,
so that the ^[d]³¹proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which ^[e]is perishable, ³²even though tested by fire, ³³may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at ³⁴the revelation of Jesus Christ;
and ³⁵though you have not seen Him, you ³⁶love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and ^[f]full of glory,
obtaining as ³⁷the outcome of your faith the salvation of ^[g]your souls.
¶ ³⁸As to this salvation, the prophets who ³⁹prophesied of the ⁴⁰grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries,
^[h]seeking to know what person or time ⁴¹the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He ⁴²predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories ^[i]to follow.
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who ⁴³preached the gospel to you by ⁴⁴the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which ⁴⁵angels long to ^[j]look.
¶ Therefore, ^[k]⁴⁶prepare your minds for action, ^[l]⁴⁷keep sober in spirit, fix your ⁴⁸hope completely on the ⁴⁹grace ^[m]to be brought to you at ⁵⁰the revelation of Jesus Christ.
As ^[n]⁵¹obedient children, do not ^[o]⁵²be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ⁵³ignorance,
but ^[p]⁵⁴like the Holy One who called you, ^[q]⁵⁵be holy yourselves also ⁵⁶in all your behavior;
because it is written, “⁵⁷YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”
¶ If you ⁵⁸address as Father the One who ⁵⁹impartially ⁶⁰judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves ⁶¹in fear during the time of your ⁶²stay on earth;
knowing that you were not ^[r]⁶³redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your ⁶⁴futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
but with precious ⁶⁵blood, as of a ⁶⁶lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
For He was ⁶⁷foreknown before ⁶⁸the foundation of the world, but has ⁶⁹appeared ^[s]in these last times ⁷⁰for the sake of you
who through Him are ⁷¹believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and ⁷²gave Him glory, so that your faith and ⁷³hope are in God.
¶ Since you have ⁷⁴in obedience to the truth ⁷⁵purified your souls for a ^[t]⁷⁶sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from ^[u]the heart,
for you have been ⁷⁷born again ⁷⁸not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring ⁷⁹word of God.
For,
¶ “⁸⁰ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS,
AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS.
THE GRASS WITHERS,
AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,
⁸¹BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER.”
¶ And this is ⁸²the word which was ^[v]preached to you.

« Prev
1 Peter 1 of 5
Next »

FOOTNOTES

^ Lit unto obedience and sprinkling
^ Lit be multiplied for you
^ Or temptations
^ Or genuineness
^ Lit perishes
^ Lit glorified
^ One early ms does not contain your
^ Or inquiring
^ Lit after these
^ Or gain a clear glimpse
^ Lit gird the loins of your mind
^ Lit be sober
^ Or which is announced
^ Lit children of obedience
^ Or conform yourselves
^ Lit according to
^ Or become
^ Or ransomed
^ Lit at the end of the times
^ Lit unhypocritical
^ Two early mss read a clean heart
^ Lit preached as good news to you

REFERENCES

^ 2Pe 1:1
^ 1Pe 2:11
^ Jm 1:1
^ Ac 2:9
^ Ac 16:6
^ Ac 2:9
^ Ac 2:9
^ Ac 16:7
^ Mt 24:22; Lu 18:7
^ Ro 8:29; 1Pe 1:20
^ 2Th 2:13
^ 1Pe 1:14, 22
^ Heb 10:22; 12:24
^ 2Pe 1:2
^ 2Co 1:3
^ Ga 6:16; Ti 3:5
^ Jm 1:18; 1Pe 1:23
^ 1Pe 1:13, 21; 3:5, 15; 1Jo 3:3
^ 1Co 15:20; 1Pe 3:21
^ Ac 20:32; Ro 8:17; Col 3:24
^ 1Pe 5:4
^ 2Ti 4:8
^ Jn 10:28; Pp 4:7
^ Eph 2:8
^ 1Co 1:21; 2Th 2:13
^ 1Pe 4:13; 5:1
^ Ro 5:2
^ 1Pe 5:10
^ 1Pe 3:17
^ Jm 1:2; 1Pe 4:12
^ Jm 1:3
^ 1Co 3:13
^ Ro 2:7
^ Lu 17:30; 1Pe 1:13; 4:13
^ Jn 20:29
^ Eph 3:19
^ Ro 6:22
^ Mt 13:17; Lu 10:24
^ Mt 26:24
^ 1Pe 1:13
^ 2Pe 1:21
^ Mt 26:24
^ 1Pe 1:25; 4:6
^ Ac 2:2-4
^ 1Ti 3:16
^ Eph 6:14
^ 1Th 5:6, 8; 2Ti 4:5; 1Pe 4:7; 5:8
^ 1Pe 1:3
^ 1Pe 1:10
^ 1Pe 1:7
^ 1Pe 1:2
^ Ro 12:2; 1Pe 4:2f
^ Eph 4:18
^ 1Th 4:7; 1Jo 3:3
^ 2Co 7:1
^ Jm 3:13
^ Le 11:44f; 19:2; 20:7
^ Ps 89:26; Je 3:19; Mt 6:9
^ Ac 10:34
^ Mt 16:27
^ 2Co 7:1; Heb 12:28; 1Pe 3:15
^ 1Pe 2:11
^ Is 52:3; 1Co 6:20; Ti 2:14; Heb 9:12
^ Eph 4:17
^ Ac 20:28; 1Pe 1:2
^ Jn 1:29
^ Ac 2:23; Eph 1:4; 1Pe 1:2; Re 13:8
^ Mt 25:34
^ Heb 9:26
^ Heb 2:14
^ Ro 4:24; 10:9
^ Jn 17:5, 24; 1Ti 3:16; Heb 2:9
^ 1Pe 1:3
^ 1Pe 1:2
^ Jm 4:8
^ Jn 13:34; Ro 12:10; Heb 13:1; 1Pe 2:17; 3:8
^ Jn 3:3; 1Pe 1:3
^ Jn 1:13
^ Heb 4:12
^ Is 40:6ff; Jm 1:10f
^ Is 40:8
^ Heb 6:5

First Epistle of Peter, Chapter 1

FOOTNOTES

REFERENCES

Read 1 Peter Chapter 1 in other Bible versions:

Comments