1 Peter 1

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, to al those living as aliens in the Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia,Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen,	1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect,
2 in the foresight of God the Father, to be made holy by the Spirit, obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkledwith his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.	2 According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you and peace be multiplied.
3 Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has given us a new birthinto a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead	3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 and into a heritage that can never be spoilt or soiled and never fade away. It is reserved in heaven foryou	4 Unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that can not fade, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who are being kept safe by God's power through faith until the salvation which has been prepared isrevealed at the final point of time.	5 Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 This is a great joy to you, even though for a short time yet you must bear all sorts of trials;	6 Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations:
7 so that the worth of your faith, more valuable than gold, which is perishable even if it has been tested byfire, may be proved -- to your praise and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed.	7 That the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8 You have not seen him, yet you love him; and stil without seeing him you believe in him and so arealready fil ed with a joy so glorious that it cannot be described;	8 Whom having not seen, you love: in whom also now, though you see him not, you believe: and believing shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified;
9 and you are sure of the goal of your faith, that is, the salvation of your souls.	9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
10 This salvation was the subject of the search and investigation of the prophets who spoke of the graceyou were to receive,	10 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you.
11 searching out the time and circumstances for which the Spirit of Christ, bearing witness in them, wasrevealing the sufferings of Christ and the glories to fol ow them.	11 Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify: when it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ, and the glories that should follow:
12 It was revealed to them that it was for your sake and not their own that they were acting as servantsdelivering the message which has now been announced to you by those who preached to you the gospelthrough the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even the angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.	12 To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.
13 Your minds, then, must be sober and ready for action; put all your hope in the grace brought to you bythe revelation of Jesus Christ.	13 Wherefore having the loins of your mind girt up, being sober, trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
14 Do not al ow yourselves to be shaped by the passions of your old ignorance,	14 As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance:
15 but as obedient children, be yourselves holy in al your activity, after the model of the Holy One whocal s us,	15 But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:
16 since scripture says, 'Be holy, for I am holy.'	16 Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.
17 And if you address as Father him who judges without favouritism according to each individual's deeds,live out the time of your exile here in reverent awe.	17 And if you invoke as Father him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every one's work: converse in fear during the time of your sojourning here.
18 For you know that the price of your ransom from the futile way of life handed down from yourancestors was paid, not in anything perishable like silver or gold,	18 Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as gold or silver, from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers:
19 but in precious blood as of a blameless and spotless lamb, Christ.	19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb unspotted and undefiled,
20 He was marked out before the world was made, and was revealed at the final point of time for yoursake.	20 Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in the last times for you,
21 Through him you now have faith in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory for thisvery purpose -- that your faith and hope should be in God.	21 Who through him are faithful in God, who raised him up from the dead, and hath given him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves so that you can experience thegenuine love of brothers, love each other intensely from the heart;	22 Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly:
23 for your new birth was not from any perishable seed but from imperishable seed, the living andenduring Word of God.	23 Being born again not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever.
24 For al humanity is grass, and al its beauty like the wild flower's. As grass withers, the flower fades,	24 For all flesh is as grass; and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass is withered, and the flower thereof is fallen away.
25 but the Word of the Lord remains for ever. And this Word is the Good News that has been brought toyou.	25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel hath been preached unto you.