1 Peter 1:6-25

New American Standard Bible

⁶^(A)In this you greatly rejoice, even though now ^(B)for a little while, ^(C)if necessary, you have been distressed by ^(D)various ^[a]trials, ⁷so that the ^[b]^(E)proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes ^(F)though tested by fire, ^(G)may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at ^(H)the revelation of Jesus Christ; ⁸and ^(I)though you have not seen Him, you ^(J)love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and ^[c]full of glory, ⁹obtaining as ^(K)the outcome of your faith, the salvation of ^[d]your souls.

¹⁰^(L)As to this salvation, the prophets who ^(M)prophesied of the ^(N)grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, ¹¹^[e]seeking to know what person or time ^(O)the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He ^(P)predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories ^[f]to follow. ¹²It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who ^(Q)preached the gospel to you by ^(R)the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which ^(S)angels long to ^[g]look.

¹³Therefore, ^[h]^(T)prepare your minds for action, ^[i]^(U)keep sober in spirit, set your ^(V)hope completely on the ^(W)grace to be brought to you at ^(X)the revelation of Jesus Christ. ¹⁴As ^[j]^(Y)obedient children, do not ^[k]^(Z)be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ^(AA)ignorance, ¹⁵but ^[l]^(AB)like the Holy One who called you, ^[m]^(AC)be holy yourselves also ^(AD)in all your behavior; ¹⁶because it is written: “^(AE)You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

¹⁷If you ^(AF)address as Father the One who ^(AG)impartially ^(AH)judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves ^(AI)in fear during the time of your ^(AJ)stay on earth; ¹⁸knowing that you were not ^[n]^(AK)redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your ^(AL)futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, ¹⁹but with precious ^(AM)blood, as of a ^(AN)lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. ²⁰For He was ^(AO)foreknown before ^(AP)the foundation of the world, but has ^(AQ)appeared ^[o]in these last times ^(AR)for the sake of you ²¹who through Him are ^(AS)believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and ^(AT)gave Him glory, so that your faith and ^(AU)hope are in God.

²²Since you have ^(AV)purified your souls ^(AW)in obedience to the truth for a ^(AX)sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from ^[p]the heart, ²³for you have been ^(AY)born again ^(AZ)not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring ^(BA)word of God. ²⁴For,

“^(BB)All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory is like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
²⁵^(BC)But the word of the Lord endures forever.”