whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,

having known that, not with corruptible things -- silver or gold -- were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,

being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age;

Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: 'Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;'

who were once not a people, and are now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

whose adorning -- let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him 'sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with them, according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel -- to the wife -- imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy are ye! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

also to which an antitype doth now save us -- baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;

feed the flock of God that is among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,