Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen who are sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

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,

Whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, not now seeing but believing, ye exult in inexpressible and glorified joy,

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

To whom it was revealed, that they were serving not themselves, but you, those things that were now reported to you by those who preached good-news to you in Holy Spirit, which was sent forth from heaven, into which things heavenly

but according to the Holy Man, he who called you, ye yourselves also become holy in all conduct,

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.

who was indeed foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in the last times because of you.

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,

Coming to whom, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God chosen, precious,

It is therefore contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen, precious. And he who believes in him will, no, not be shamed.

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.

Men formerly not a people, but now are a people of God. Men who had not obtained mercy, but who now have obtained mercy.

Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.

Who, being reviled, did not revile in return. Suffering, he did not threaten, but yielded to him who judges righteously.

Who himself took up our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live to the righteousness of him from whose wound ye were healed.

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.

Because the eyes of Lord are toward the righteous, and his ears to their supplication, but the face of Lord is against men who do evil things.

And who is he who will harm you, if ye become imitators of the good?

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.

Having a good conscience, so that, in what they speak against you as of evil-doers, they may be ashamed, those who revile your good behavior in Christ.

who were disobedient formerly, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah who prepared an ark in which a few, that is, eight souls were saved through water.

who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, agents, and positions of authority, and powers having been subordinated to him.

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,

Men who will give back an accounting to him who fares readily to judge the living and the dead.

If any man speaks, as oracles of God. If any man serves, as of ability as God supplies. So that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion into the ages of the ages. Truly.

Because the time to begin judgment is from the house of God, and if first from us, what is the end of those who disobey the good-news of God?

Therefore also let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls as to a faithful Creator by well-doing.

Be sober, be vigilant. Your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour.

Whom resist, steadfast in the faith, knowing the same sufferings are to be accomplished in the world by your brotherhood.

And may the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus (after suffering a little while) himself thoroughly prepare you. He will establish, strengthen, and provide a foundation.