chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace be multiplied.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who begot us again according to his abundant mercy for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

for an inheritance imperishable, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heavens for you,

men being kept by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

In which ye greatly rejoice, although made sorrowful in various trials. Since it is now necessary for a little while,

so that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perishes, and though proven by fire, may be found for praise and esteem and for glory at the revealing of Jesus Christ.

About which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently. Men who prophesied about the grace for you,

searching for what, or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ in them indicated, predicting the sufferings in Christ, and the glories after these things.

Therefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope entirely for the grace brought to you at the revealing of Jesus Christ.

And if ye call on a Father, him who judges impartially according to each man's work, live the time of your sojourn in fear.

Men who, because of him, believe in God who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, in order for your faith and hope to be in God.

Men who have purified your souls in obedience of the truth through the Spirit for non-hypocritical brotherly love. Ye should love each other fervently from a pure heart,

as newborn babes, long for the genuine intellectual milk, so that ye may grow by it,

To you therefore who believe is the preciousness, but for men who disobey, A stone that the builders rejected, this became the head of the corner,

and, A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, men who stumble at the word, being disobedient, for which also they were set.

But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

or to governors as being sent by him for vengeance of evil-doers and praise of well-doers.

As free, and not having your freedom as a cover-up of evil, but as bondmen of God.

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

Household servants, submitting to the masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wayward.

For this is graciousness, if, because of consciousness of God, any man endures sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

For what kind of credit is it, if, sinning and being beaten, ye will endure? But if, doing good and suffering, ye will endure, this is graciousness with God.

For ye were called for this. Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that ye should follow his footsteps.

For ye were like sheep going astray, but now were returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

observing, in fear, your pure behavior.

For this way formerly also, the holy women, trusting in God, adorned themselves, being subordinate to their own husbands,

Likewise the husbands living together knowledgably, as with a weaker vessel, apportioning worth to the female as also joint-heirs of the grace of life, for your prayers not to be hindered.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but instead giving praise, knowing that ye were called for this, so that ye might inherit a blessing.

For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.

But even if ye should suffer because of righteousness, ye are blessed. But do not fear their terror nor be shaken,

but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. And always be ready for a defense to every man who asks you a word about the hope in you, with mildness and fear.

For it is better to suffer doing good, if the will of God desires, than for doing evil.

Because Christ also once suffered for sins, a righteous man for unrighteous men, so that he might bring you to God. Having indeed been killed in flesh, but made alive in spirit,

Therefore of Christ having suffered in flesh for us, arm ye yourselves also with the same mentality, because he who has suffered in flesh has ceased from sin,

For enough time of life has past for you to accomplish the will of the Gentiles, having gone in debaucheries, lusts, excesses of wine, revelings, drinking parties, and lawless idolatries.

For good-news was preached even to the dead for this, so that they might indeed be judged according to men in flesh, but live according to God in spirit.

But the end of all things has approached. Therefore be serious, and be sober for the prayers.

And above all having fervent love for yourselves, because love will cover a multitude of sins,

As each has received a gift, serving it for yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Beloved, ye should not be surprised at the fieriness in you, which occurs for a trial to you, like a strange thing happening to you.

But rejoice in so far as ye are partakers in the sufferings of the Christ, so that also at the revealing of his glory ye may rejoice, having exceeding joy.

Blessed are ye if ye are reviled for the name of Christ, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. From them he is indeed blasphemed, but from you he is glorified.

For let not any man of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busybody.

having cast all your concern upon him, because he cares for you.