whom 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 --

If 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:

who 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.

For, "All flesh is like grass, and all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;

but the Lord's word endures forever." This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men's matters.

She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son.