1 Peter - douay rheims

Chapter 1

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect,
² According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you and peace be multiplied.
³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
⁴ Unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that can not fade, reserved in heaven for you,
⁵ Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
⁶ Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations:
⁷ That the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
⁸ Whom having not seen, you love: in whom also now, though you see him not, you believe: and believing shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified;
⁹ Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
¹⁰ Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you.
¹¹ Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify: when it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ, and the glories that should follow:
¹² To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.
¹³ Wherefore having the loins of your mind girt up, being sober, trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
¹⁴ As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance:
¹⁵ But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:
¹⁶ Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.
¹⁷ And if you invoke as Father him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every one's work: converse in fear during the time of your sojourning here.
¹⁸ Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as gold or silver, from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers:
¹⁹ But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb unspotted and undefiled,
²⁰ Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in the last times for you,
²¹ Who through him are faithful in God, who raised him up from the dead, and hath given him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God.
²² Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly:
²³ Being born again not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever.
²⁴ For all flesh is as grass; and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass is withered, and the flower thereof is fallen away.
²⁵ But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel hath been preached unto you.

1 Peter - webster

Chapter 1

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
² Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.
³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
⁴ To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
⁵ Who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
⁶ In which ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season (if need be) ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
⁷ That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though tried with fire, might be found to praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
⁸ Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable, and full of glory:
⁹ Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
¹⁰ Concerning which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come to you:
¹¹ Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
¹² To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they ministered the things which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, with the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
¹³ Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
¹⁴ As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
¹⁵ But as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of deportment.
¹⁶ Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
¹⁷ And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
¹⁸ Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain course of life received by tradition from your fathers;
¹⁹ But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
²⁰ Who verily was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in these last times for you,
²¹ Who by him do believe in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
²² Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
²³ Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
²⁴ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and its flower falleth away:
²⁵ But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached to you.

1 Peter - world english bible

Chapter 1

¹ an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
² to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
³ be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
⁴ an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn't fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
⁵ by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
⁶ you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
⁷ the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ--
⁸ not having known you love; in whom, though now you don't see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory--
⁹ the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
¹⁰ this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
¹¹ for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.
¹² them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
¹³ prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ--
¹⁴ children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
¹⁵ just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
¹⁶ it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy."
¹⁷ you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:
¹⁸ that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
¹⁹ with precious blood, as of a faultless and pure lamb, the blood of Christ;
²⁰ was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake,
²¹ through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
²² you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
²³ been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
²⁴ "All flesh is like grass, and all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
²⁵ the Lord's word endures forever." This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

1 Peter - darby

Chapter 1

¹ Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, to [the] sojourners of [the] dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
² elect according to [the] foreknowledge of God [the] Father, by sanctification of [the] Spirit, unto [the] obedience and sprinkling of [the] blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
³ Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,
⁴ to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in [the] heavens for you,
⁵ who are kept guarded by [the] power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in [the] last time.
⁶ Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,
⁷ that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in [the] revelation of Jesus Christ:
⁸ whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom [though] not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with [the] glory,
⁹ receiving the end of your faith, [the] salvation of [your] souls.
¹⁰ Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;
¹¹ searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which [was] in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which [belonged] to Christ, and the glories after these.
¹² To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by [the] Holy Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into.
¹³ Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, [be] sober [and] hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace [which will be] brought to you at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ;
¹⁴ as children of obedience, not conformed to [your] former lusts in your ignorance;
¹⁵ but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;
¹⁶ because it is written, Be ye holy, for *I* am holy.
¹⁷ And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,
¹⁸ knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,
¹⁹ but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, [the blood] of Christ,
²⁰ foreknown indeed before [the] foundation of [the] world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,
²¹ who by him do believe on God, who has raised him from among [the] dead and given him glory, that your faith and hope should be in God.
²² Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;
²³ being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by [the] living and abiding word of God.
²⁴ Because all flesh [is] as grass, and all its glory as [the] flower of grass. The grass has withered and [its] flower has fallen;
²⁵ but the word of [the] Lord abides for eternity. But this is the word which in the glad tidings [is] preached to you.

1 Peter - american standard version

Chapter 1

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
² according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
³ Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
⁴ unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
⁵ who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
⁶ Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
⁷ that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
⁸ whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
⁹ receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.
¹⁰ Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that [should come] unto you:
¹¹ searching what [time] or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
¹² To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angel desire to look into.
¹³ Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
¹⁴ as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in [the time of] your ignorance:
¹⁵ but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
¹⁶ because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
¹⁷ And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
¹⁸ knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
¹⁹ but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, [even the blood] of Christ:
²⁰ who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,
²¹ who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
²² Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:
²³ having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
²⁴ For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
²⁵ But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.

1 Peter - basic english

Chapter 1

¹ Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
² Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.
³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,
⁴ And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,
⁵ Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.
⁶ You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,
⁷ So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
⁸ To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
⁹ For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
¹⁰ For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation;
¹¹ Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.
¹² And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
¹³ So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
¹⁴ Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:
¹⁵ But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;
¹⁶ Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy.
¹⁷ And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:
¹⁸ Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,
¹⁹ But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:
²⁰ Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,
²¹ Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
²² And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
²³ Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
²⁴ For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead:
²⁵ But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.