1ΠέτροςἀπόστολοςἸησοῦΧριστοῦTo the electsojournersof the Dispersionof Pontus,Galatia,Cappadocia,Asia,καὶBithynia,2κατὰthe foreknowledgeΘεοῦΠατρόςἐνthe sanctificationΠνεύματοςεἰςthe obedienceκαὶsprinklingαἵματοςἸησοῦΧριστοῦ,Χάριςὑμῖνκαὶεἰρήνηmay be multiplied.3Blessed beὁΘεὸςκαὶΠατὴρτοῦΚυρίουἡμῶνἸησοῦΧριστοῦὁκατὰτὸπολὺαὐτοῦmercyhaving begotten againἡμᾶςεἰςἐλπίδαζῶσανδι᾽the resurrectionἸησοῦΧριστοῦἐκνεκρῶν,4εἰςan inheritanceimperishableκαὶundefiledκαὶunfading,τετηρημένηνἐνοὐρανοῖςεἰςὑμᾶς5τοὺςἐνδυνάμειΘεοῦare being guardedδιὰπίστεωςεἰςthe salvationreadyto be revealedἐνκαιρῷἐσχάτῳ6ἐνᾧyou greatly rejoice,for a little whileat present,εἰbeing necessaryἐστὶν,having been put to griefἐνvarioustrials,7ἵνατὸproven genuinenessὑμῶντῆςπίστεωςmore preciousthan gold,τοῦἀπολλυμένου,διὰπυρὸςδὲbeing refined,εὑρεθῇεἰςpraiseκαὶδόξανκαὶhonorἐνthe revelationἸησοῦΧριστοῦ8ὃνοὐκἰδόντεςἀγαπᾶτε,εἰςὃνnow thoughμὴὁρῶντες,πιστεύοντεςδὲyou exultχαρᾷinexpressibleκαὶδεδοξασμένῃ9receivingτὸoutcomeτῆςπίστεωςὑμῶνthe salvationψυχῶν.10Περὶἧςsalvation,sought outκαὶsearched out diligentlyπροφῆταιοἱπερὶτῆςεἰςὑμᾶςχάριτοςhaving prophesied,11inquiringεἰςτίναἢwhat manner ofκαιρὸνwas signifyingτὸἐναὐτοῖςΠνεῦμαΧριστοῦtestifying beforehandτὰεἰςΧριστὸνsufferingsκαὶτὰςμετὰταῦταδόξας.12οἷςit was revealedὅτιοὐχἑαυτοῖς,ὑμῖνδὲthey were servingαὐτάἃνῦνhave been proclaimedὑμῖνδιὰτῶνεὐαγγελισαμένωνὑμᾶςἐνΠνεύματιἉγίῳἀποσταλέντιἀπ᾽οὐρανοῦ,εἰςἃdesireἄγγελοιto look.13Διὸhaving girded upτὰςloinsτῆςmindὑμῶνbeing sober-minded,fullyset your hopeἐπὶτὴνφερομένηνὑμῖνχάρινἐνthe revelationἸησοῦΧριστοῦ.14ὡςτέκναof obedience,μὴfashioning yourselvesταῖςformerἐντῇignoranceὑμῶνdesires.15ἀλλὰκατὰτὸνκαλέσανταὑμᾶςἅγιονκαὶαὐτοὶἅγιοιἐνπάσῃyour conductγενήθητε,16becauseγέγραπται·Ἅγιοιἔσεσθε,ὅτιἐγὼἅγιος.17ΚαὶεἰΠατέραyou call onτὸνimpartiallyκρίνοντακατὰτὸἑκάστουἔργον,ἐνfearτὸντῆςsojournὑμῶνχρόνονconduct yourselves,18εἰδότεςὅτιοὐby perishable things —,by silverἢby gold —,you were redeemed¬ἐκτῆςfutileὑμῶνmanner of lifehanded down from your fathers,19¬ἀλλὰby the preciousαἵματιὡςof a lambwithout blemishκαὶwithout spot,Χριστοῦ20having been foreknownμὲνbeforethe foundationκόσμου,having been revealedδὲἐπ᾽ἐσχάτουτῶνχρόνων¬δι᾽ὑμᾶς21τοὺςδι᾽αὐτοῦπιστοὺςεἰςΘεὸν¬τὸνἐγείραντααὐτὸνἐκνεκρῶνκαὶδόξαναὐτῷδόντα,¬ὥστετὴνπίστινὑμῶνκαὶἐλπίδαεἶναιεἰςΘεόν.22Τὰςψυχὰςὑμῶνhaving purifiedἐντῇobedienceτῆςἀληθείαςεἰςbrotherly lovesincere,ἐκpurityκαρδίαςἀλλήλουςἀγαπήσατεfervently.23Having been born again,οὐκἐκseedperishable,ἀλλὰof imperishable,διὰλόγουζῶντοςΘεοῦκαὶμένοντος.24because,¬Πᾶσασὰρξὡςgrass,¬καὶπᾶσαδόξααὐτῆςὡςthe flowerof grass.Withersὁgrass,καὶτὸflowerfalls away,25¬τὸδὲῥῆμαΚυρίουμένειεἰςτὸναἰῶνα.Τοῦτοδέἐστιντὸῥῆματὸεὐαγγελισθὲνεἰςὑμᾶς.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.