Author: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ (1:1).Time of Writing: Probably around A.D. 64, prior to the martyrdom of Paul (see note 133 in ch. 5).Place of Writing: Babylon on the Euphrates (see note 132 in ch. 5).Recipients: The Jewish believers sojourning in the Gentile world (see 1:1 and note 5).
1|Pet.|1:1|-||1a|Peter, an |2b|apostle of Jesus Christ, to the |3c|sojourners of the |4d|dispersion of |5e|Pontus, |f|Galatia, Cappadocia, |g|Asia, and |h|Bithynia, 1|Pet.|1:2|-||1a|Chosen |2|according to the |3b|foreknowledge of God the Father |4|in the |5c|sanctification of the Spirit |6|unto the |7d|obedience and |8e|sprinkling of the |9|blood of Jesus Christ: |10|Grace to you and |11|peace be |12f|multiplied.
1|Pet.|1:3|-||1a|Blessed be the |2|God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great |3b|mercy has |4c|regenerated us |5|unto a |6|living |d|hope |7|through the |e|resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1|Pet.|1:4|-||1|Unto an |2a|inheritance, |3|incorruptible and undefiled and |b|unfading, |4c|kept in the heavens for you, 1|Pet.|1:5|-|Who are being |1a|guarded |2|by the power of God |3|through faith |4|unto a |5|salvation ready to be |b|revealed at the |6c|last time; 1|Pet.|1:6|-|In which |1|time you |a|exult, though for a |b|little while at present, if it must be, you have been made sorrowful by various |2c|trials, 1|Pet.|1:7|-|So that the |1a|proving of your faith, |2|much more |3|precious than of gold which perishes though it is |b|proved by fire, may be found |4|unto |c|praise and |d|glory and honor at the |5e|revelation of Jesus Christ; 1|Pet.|1:8|-|Whom having not |a|seen, you |1b|love; |2|into whom though not seeing Him at present, yet |3c|believing, you |d|exult with |4|joy thatis unspeakable and |4|full of glory, 1|Pet.|1:9|-||1|Receiving the end of your faith, the |a|salvation of your |2b|souls.
1|Pet.|1:10|-|Concerning this salvation the |1a|prophets, who prophesied concerning the |2|grace thatwastocome unto you, sought and searched diligently, 1|Pet.|1:11|-||1|Searching into |2|what time or what manner of time the Spirit |3|of Christ in them was making clear, testifying beforehand of the |4|sufferings |5|of Christ and the |6|glories after these. 1|Pet.|1:12|-|To them it was revealed that not to themselves but to you they ministered |1|these things, which have now been announced to you through those who |2|preached the gospel to you by the Holy |a|Spirit sent from heaven, which things angels long to |3|look into.
1|Pet.|1:13|-||1|Therefore |a|girding up the loins of your mind and being |2b|sober, set your |3|hope perfectly on the |4c|grace being brought to you at the |d|revelation of Jesus Christ. 1|Pet.|1:14|-|As children of |a|obedience, do not be |1|fashioned according to the former |b|lusts in your |c|ignorance; 1|Pet.|1:15|-|But according to the |1|Holy One who |a|called you, you yourselves also |2|be |b|holy in all your|c|manner of life; 1|Pet.|1:16|-|Because it is written, “You shall be |a|holy because I am holy.” 1|Pet.|1:17|-|And if you call as|1a|Father the One who |b|without respect of persons |2c|judges according to each one’s |3|work, pass the time of your |d|sojourning in |4e|fear, 1|Pet.|1:18|-|Knowing that itwas not with corruptible things, with |1a|silver or gold, that you were |b|redeemed |c|from your |2d|vain manner of life handed down from your fathers, 1|Pet.|1:19|-|But with |1|precious |a|blood, as of a |b|Lamb |c|without blemish and without spot, theblood of Christ; 1|Pet.|1:20|-|Who was |1a|foreknown |b|before the foundation of the world but has been |c|manifested in the |2d|last of times for your sake, 1|Pet.|1:21|-|Who |1|through Him believe into God, who |a|raised Him from the dead and |2|gave Him |b|glory, so that your |3|faith and |c|hope are in God. 1|Pet.|1:22|-|Since you have |1|purified your |2a|souls by your obedience to the |3|truth unto unfeigned |4b|brotherly love, love one another |5|from a pure heart fervently, 1|Pet.|1:23|-||1|Having been |a|regenerated not of corruptible |2b|seed but of incorruptible, through the|c|living and abiding word of God. 1|Pet.|1:24|-|For “all |1|flesh is like |a|grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass has withered, and the flower has fallen off, 1|Pet.|1:25|-|But the |1|word of the |2|Lord abides forever.” And this is the |a|word which has been announced to you as the |3b|gospel.