| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, | 1From: Peter, an apostle of Jesus, the Messiah. To: The exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, |
| 2elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. | 2the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying action of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus, the Messiah, and to be sprinkled with his blood. May grace and peace be yours in abundance! |
| 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, | 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! Because of his great mercy he has granted us a new birth, resulting in an immortal hope through the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah, from the dead |
| 4to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, | 4and to an inheritance kept in heaven for you that can't be destroyed, corrupted, or changed. |
| 5who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. | 5Through faith you are being protected by God's power for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of this era. |
| 6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, | 6You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while, |
| 7that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, | 7so that your genuine faith, which is more valuable than gold that perishes when tested by fire, may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus, the Messiah, is revealed. |
| 8whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, | 8Though you have not seen him, you love him. And even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, |
| 9receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls. | 9because you are receiving the goal 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, | 10Even the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours, carefully researched and investigated this salvation. |
| 11searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. | 11They tried to find out what era or specific time the Spirit of the Messiah in them kept referring to when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. |
| 12To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to 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 angels desire to look into. | 12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you in regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who brought you the good news through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are things that even the angels desire to look into. |
| 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; | 13Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep a clear head, and set your hope completely on the grace to be given you when Jesus, the Messiah, is revealed. |
| 14as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; | 14As obedient children, do not be shaped by the desires that used to influence you when you were ignorant. |
| 15but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, | 15Instead, be holy in every aspect of your life, just as the one who called you is holy. |
| 16because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” | 16For it is written, "You must be holy, because I am holy." |
| 17And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; | 17If you call "Father" the one who judges everyone impartially according to what they have done, you must live in reverent fear as long as you are strangers in a strange land. |
| 18knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, | 18For you know that it was not with perishable things like silver or gold that you have been ransomed from the worthless way of life handed down to you by your ancestors, |
| 19but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. | 19but with the precious blood of the Messiah, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect. |
| 20He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you | 20On the one hand, he was foreknown before the creation of the world, but on the other hand, he was revealed at the end of time for your sake. |
| 21who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. | 21Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God. |
| 22Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, | 22Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart. |
| 23having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, | 23For you have been born again, not by a seed that perishes but by one that cannot perish—by the living and everlasting word of God. |
| 24because “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, | 24For "All human life is like grass, and all its glory is like a flower in the grass. The grass dries up and the flower drops off, |
| 25But the word of the LORD endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. | 25but the word of the Lord lasts forever." Now this word is the good news that was announced to you. |
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