Whom having not seen, you love; in whom, though now you see him not, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Since you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers;

Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed.

Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Finally, be all of one mind, having compassion one with another, love as brethren, be tender hearted, be courteous:

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

For the time past of our life will suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in licentiousness, lusts, excess of wine, reveling, carousing, and abominable idolatries:

For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love shall cover a multitude of sins.

Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.