1 Peter 1

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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 chosen sojourners of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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 in the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: may grace and peace be yours in abundance.
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 in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through 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 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept 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 safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final time.
6 This is a great joy to you, even though for a short time yet you must bear all sorts of trials;	6 In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials,
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 so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the revelation 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 Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
9 and you are sure of the goal of your faith, that is, the salvation of your souls.	9 as you attain the goal of (your) faith, 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 Concerning this salvation, prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and investigated it,
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 investigating the time and circumstances that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the glories to follow them.
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 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you with regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you (through) the holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels longed 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 Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly, and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
14 Do not al ow yourselves to be shaped by the passions of your old ignorance,	14 Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former 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, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,
16 since scripture says, 'Be holy, for I am holy.'	16 for it is written, "Be holy because 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 Now if you invoke as Father him who judges impartially according to each one's works, conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning,
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 realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold
19 but in precious blood as of a blameless and spotless lamb, Christ.	19 but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb.
20 He was marked out before the world was made, and was revealed at the final point of time for yoursake.	20 He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time 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 believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are 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 Since you have purified yourselves by obedience to the truth for sincere mutual love, love one another intensely from a (pure) heart.
23 for your new birth was not from any perishable seed but from imperishable seed, the living andenduring Word of God.	23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and abiding word of God,
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 like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the field; the grass withers, and the flower wilts;
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 remains forever." This is the word that has been proclaimed to you.