¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Cross refs

² Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Cross refs

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, Cross refs

⁴ To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Cross refs

⁵ Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Cross refs

⁶ Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: Cross refs

⁷ That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Cross refs

⁸ Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Cross refs

⁹ Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Cross refs

¹⁰ Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Cross refs

¹¹ Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Cross refs

¹² Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. Cross refs

¹³ Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; Cross refs

¹⁴ As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: Cross refs

¹⁵ But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Cross refs

¹⁶ Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Cross refs

¹⁷ And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: Cross refs

¹⁸ Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; Cross refs

¹⁹ But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Cross refs

²⁰ Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Cross refs

²¹ Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Cross refs

²² Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Cross refs

²³ Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Cross refs

²⁴ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: Cross refs

²⁵ But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. Cross refs