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1 Peter 1 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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A Living Hope, and a Sure Salvation

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Peter, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ,

To those [elect—both Jewish and Gentile believers] who live as exiles, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia [Minor], and Bithynia, who are chosen

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:2 - according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].

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Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:4 - [born anew] into an inheritance which is imperishable [beyond the reach of change] and undefiled and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:5 - who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:6 - In this you rejoice greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:7 - so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:8 - Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:9 - receiving as the result [the outcome, the consummation] of your faith, the salvation of [fn]your souls.

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Regarding this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace [of God] that was intended for you, searched carefully and inquired [about this future way of salvation],

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:11 - seeking to find out what person or what time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories [destined] to follow.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:12 - It was revealed to them that their services [their prophecies regarding grace] were not [meant] for themselves and their time, but for you, in these things [the death, resurrection, and glorification of Jesus Christ] which have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the [power of the] Holy Spirit [who was] sent from heaven. Into these things even the angels long to look.

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So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit—steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:14 - [Live] as obedient children [of God]; do not be conformed to the evil desires which governed you in your ignorance [before you knew the requirements and transforming power of the good news regarding salvation].

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:15 - But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct [be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage];

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:16 - because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY (set apart), FOR I AM HOLY.”

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If you address as Father, the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in [reverent] fear [of Him] and with profound respect for Him throughout the time of your stay on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:18 - For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:19 - but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:20 - For He was [fn]foreordained (foreknown) before the foundation of the world, but has appeared [publicly] in these last times for your sake

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:21 - and through Him you believe [confidently] in God [the heavenly Father], who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.

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Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a sincere love of the believers, [see that you] love one another from the heart [always unselfishly seeking the best for one another],

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:23 - for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God.

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“ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS,

AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS.

THE GRASS WITHERS

AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,

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BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER.”

And this is the word [the good news of salvation] which was preached to you.

See the AMP Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
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The Son of God always existed and it was always known that He would be the Redeemer of mankind.
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