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\BibleBook{Peter’s First Letter}

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\BibleMainTitle{Peter’s First Letter }
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\chapterNumber{1}Peter|strong="G4074", an|strong="G2532" apostle|strong="G0652" of|strong="G0652" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547",\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{1:1  }“Christ” means “Anointed One”.} to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" chosen|strong="G1588" ones who|strong="G2532" are|strong="G2532" living as|strong="G2532" foreigners|strong="G3927" in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Dispersion|strong="G1290" in|strong="G2532" Pontus|strong="G4195", Galatia|strong="G1053", Cappadocia|strong="G2587", Asia|strong="G0773", and|strong="G2532" Bithynia|strong="G0978", 
\verseNumber{2}according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" foreknowledge|strong="G4268" of|strong="G4151" God|strong="G2316" the|strong="G2532" Father|strong="G3962", in|strong="G1722" sanctification|strong="G0038" of|strong="G4151" the|strong="G2532" Spirit|strong="G4151", that|strong="G2316" you|strong="G5210" may|strong="G2532" obey|strong="G5218" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" and|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" sprinkled|strong="G4473" with|strong="G1722" his|strong="G2532" blood|strong="G0129": Grace|strong="G5485" to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" and|strong="G2532" peace|strong="G1515" be|strong="G2532" multiplied|strong="G4129". 
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\verseNumber{3}Blessed|strong="G2128" be|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" Father|strong="G3962" of|strong="G1537" our|strong="G2316" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", who|strong="G3588" according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G1519" his|strong="G0846" great|strong="G4183" mercy|strong="G1656" caused us|strong="G1519" to|strong="G1519" be|strong="G2532" born|strong="G0313" again|strong="G0313" to|strong="G1519" a|strong="G2532" living|strong="G2198" hope|strong="G1680" through|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3588" resurrection|strong="G0386" of|strong="G1537" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" dead|strong="G3498", 
\verseNumber{4}to|strong="G1519" an|strong="G2532" incorruptible and|strong="G2532" undefiled|strong="G0283" inheritance|strong="G2817" that|strong="G1722" doesn’t fade|strong="G0263" away|strong="G0263", reserved|strong="G5083" in|strong="G1722" Heaven|strong="G3772" for|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210", 
\verseNumber{5}who|strong="G3588" by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" power|strong="G1411" of|strong="G1223" God|strong="G2316" are|strong="G3588" guarded through|strong="G1223" faith|strong="G4102" for|strong="G1519" a|strong="G2316" salvation|strong="G4991" ready|strong="G2092" to|strong="G1519" be|strong="G2316" revealed|strong="G0601" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" last|strong="G2078" time|strong="G2540". 
\verseNumber{6}In|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3739" you|strong="G3739" greatly|strong="G0021" rejoice|strong="G0021", though|strong="G1487" now|strong="G0737" for|strong="G1722" a|strong="G3739" little|strong="G3641" while|strong="G1722", if|strong="G1487" need be|strong="G1163", you|strong="G3739" have|strong="G1163" been grieved|strong="G3076" in|strong="G1722" various|strong="G4164" trials|strong="G3986", 
\verseNumber{7}that|strong="G2443" the|strong="G3588" proof|strong="G4102" of|strong="G1223" your|strong="G2532" faith|strong="G4102", which|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" more|strong="G4186" precious|strong="G4186" than|strong="G2532" gold|strong="G5553" that|strong="G2443" perishes|strong="G0622", even|strong="G2532" though|strong="G1161" it|strong="G1223" is|strong="G3588" tested|strong="G1381" by|strong="G1722" fire|strong="G4442", may|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" found|strong="G2147" to|strong="G1519" result|strong="G1519" in|strong="G1722" praise|strong="G1868", glory|strong="G1391", and|strong="G2532" honour at|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" revelation|strong="G0602" of|strong="G1223" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547"— 
\verseNumber{8}whom|strong="G3739", not|strong="G3756" having known, you|strong="G3739" love|strong="G0025". In|strong="G1519" him|strong="G3739", though|strong="G1161" now|strong="G1161" you|strong="G3739" don’t|strong="G3756" see|strong="G3708" him|strong="G3739", yet|strong="G2532" believing|strong="G4100", you|strong="G3739" rejoice|strong="G0021" greatly|strong="G0021" with|strong="G2532" joy|strong="G5479" that|strong="G3739" is|strong="G3739" unspeakable and|strong="G2532" full|strong="G1392" of|strong="G1519" glory|strong="G1392", 
\verseNumber{9}receiving|strong="G2865" the|strong="G3588" result of|strong="G3588" your|strong="G4102" faith|strong="G4102", the|strong="G3588" salvation|strong="G4991" of|strong="G3588" your|strong="G4102" souls|strong="G5590". 
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\verseNumber{10}Concerning|strong="G4012" this|strong="G3588" salvation|strong="G4991", the|strong="G3588" prophets|strong="G4396" sought and|strong="G2532" searched|strong="G1567" diligently. They|strong="G3739" prophesied|strong="G4395" of|strong="G5485" the|strong="G3588" grace|strong="G5485" that|strong="G3739" would|strong="G4396" come to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210", 
\verseNumber{11}searching for|strong="G1519" who|strong="G3588" or|strong="G2228" what|strong="G5101" kind|strong="G4169" of|strong="G4151" time|strong="G2540" the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G4151" Christ|strong="G5547" which|strong="G5101" was|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" them|strong="G0846" pointed to|strong="G1519" when|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" predicted|strong="G4303" the|strong="G3588" sufferings|strong="G3804" of|strong="G4151" Christ|strong="G5547" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" glories|strong="G1391" that|strong="G3778" would|strong="G5547" follow them|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{12}To|strong="G1519" them|strong="G0846" it|strong="G0846" was|strong="G3739" revealed|strong="G0601" that|strong="G3754" they|strong="G0846" served|strong="G1247" not|strong="G3756" themselves|strong="G1438", but|strong="G1161" you|strong="G5210", in|strong="G1722" these|strong="G3739" things|strong="G3739", which|strong="G3739" now|strong="G1161" have|strong="G3748" been|strong="G3568" announced|strong="G0312" to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" through|strong="G1223" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3739" preached|strong="G2097" the|strong="G3588" Good|strong="G2097" News|strong="G2097" to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Holy|strong="G0040" Spirit|strong="G4151" sent|strong="G0649" out|strong="G0649" from|strong="G0575" heaven|strong="G3772"; which|strong="G3739" things|strong="G3739" angels|strong="G0032" desire|strong="G1937" to|strong="G1519" look|strong="G3879" into|strong="G1519". 
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\verseNumber{13}Therefore|strong="G1352" prepare|strong="G0328" your|strong="G1722" minds|strong="G1271" for|strong="G1909" action.\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{1:13  }literally, “gird up the waist of your mind” or “put on the belt of the waist of your mind”} Be|strong="G5547" sober|strong="G3525", and|strong="G2424" set|strong="G1679" your|strong="G1722" hope|strong="G1679" fully on|strong="G1909" the|strong="G3588" grace|strong="G5485" that|strong="G1679" will|strong="G5547" be|strong="G5547" brought|strong="G5342" to|strong="G1909" you|strong="G5210" at|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" revelation|strong="G0602" of|strong="G5485" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547"— 
\verseNumber{14}as|strong="G5613" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G5043" obedience|strong="G5218", not|strong="G3361" conforming yourselves|strong="G4771" according|strong="G5613" to|strong="G1722" your|strong="G1722" former|strong="G4387" lusts|strong="G1939" as|strong="G5613" in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G1722" ignorance|strong="G0052", 
\verseNumber{15}but|strong="G0235" just|strong="G2532" as|strong="G1722" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" called|strong="G2564" you|strong="G5210" is|strong="G3588" holy|strong="G0040", you|strong="G5210" yourselves|strong="G0846" also|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1096" holy|strong="G0040" in|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" of|strong="G3956" your|strong="G2532" behaviour, 
\verseNumber{16}because|strong="G1360" it|strong="G1510" is|strong="G1510" written|strong="G1125", “You|strong="G1510" shall be|strong="G1510" holy|strong="G0040", for|strong="G1360" I|strong="G1473" am|strong="G1510" holy|strong="G0040".”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{1:16  }Leviticus 11:44-45} 
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\verseNumber{17}If|strong="G1487" you|strong="G5210" call|strong="G1941" on|strong="G1722" him|strong="G2532" as|strong="G1722" Father|strong="G3962", who|strong="G3588" without|strong="G2532" respect|strong="G5401" of|strong="G2041" persons judges|strong="G2919" according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G2596" each|strong="G1538" man’s|strong="G1538" work|strong="G2041", pass|strong="G2919" the|strong="G3588" time|strong="G5550" of|strong="G2041" your|strong="G1487" living as|strong="G1722" foreigners here|strong="G1722" in|strong="G1722" reverent fear|strong="G5401", 
\verseNumber{18}knowing|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" were|strong="G3588" redeemed|strong="G3084", not|strong="G3756" with|strong="G1537" corruptible|strong="G5349" things|strong="G3152" like|strong="G5349" silver|strong="G0694" or|strong="G2228" gold|strong="G5553", from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" useless|strong="G3152" way|strong="G0391" of|strong="G1537" life|strong="G0391" handed down from|strong="G1537" your|strong="G3588" fathers, 
\verseNumber{19}but|strong="G0235" with|strong="G2532" precious|strong="G5093" blood|strong="G0129", as|strong="G5613" of|strong="G0129" a|strong="G5613" lamb|strong="G0286" without|strong="G2532" blemish|strong="G0299" or|strong="G2532" spot, the|strong="G2532" blood|strong="G0129" of|strong="G0129" Christ|strong="G5547", 
\verseNumber{20}who|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" foreknown|strong="G4267" indeed|strong="G3303" before|strong="G4253" the|strong="G3588" foundation|strong="G2602" of|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889", but|strong="G1161" was|strong="G3588" revealed|strong="G5319" in|strong="G1909" this|strong="G3588" last|strong="G2078" age|strong="G2889" for|strong="G1223" your|strong="G1223" sake|strong="G1223", 
\verseNumber{21}who|strong="G3588" through|strong="G1223" him|strong="G0846" are|strong="G1510" believers|strong="G4103" in|strong="G1519" God|strong="G2316", who|strong="G3588" raised|strong="G1453" him|strong="G0846" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" dead|strong="G3498" and|strong="G2532" gave|strong="G1325" him|strong="G0846" glory|strong="G1391", so|strong="G2532" that|strong="G5620" your|strong="G2532" faith|strong="G4102" and|strong="G2532" hope|strong="G1680" might|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1519" God|strong="G2316". 
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\verseNumber{22}Seeing you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G3588" purified|strong="G0048" your|strong="G0025" souls|strong="G5590" in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G0025" obedience|strong="G5218" to|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225" through|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G2588" in|strong="G1722" sincere|strong="G0505" brotherly|strong="G5360" affection, love|strong="G0025" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" heart|strong="G2588" fervently|strong="G1619", 
\verseNumber{23}having been|strong="G2532" born|strong="G0313" again|strong="G0313", not|strong="G3756" of|strong="G1537" corruptible|strong="G5349" seed|strong="G4701", but|strong="G0235" of|strong="G1537" incorruptible, through|strong="G1223" the|strong="G1223" word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316", which|strong="G3056" lives|strong="G2198" and|strong="G2532" remains|strong="G3306" forever. 
\verseNumber{24}For|strong="G1360", 
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“All|strong="G3956" flesh|strong="G4561" is|strong="G3588" like|strong="G5613" grass|strong="G5528", 
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and|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" of|strong="G1391" man’s glory|strong="G1391" like|strong="G5613" the|strong="G3956" flower|strong="G0438" in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" grass|strong="G5528". 
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The|strong="G3956" grass|strong="G5528" withers|strong="G3583", and|strong="G2532" its|strong="G0846" flower|strong="G0438" falls; 
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\verseNumber{25}but|strong="G1161" the|strong="G3588" Lord’s|strong="G2962" word|strong="G4487" endures|strong="G3306" forever|strong="G0165".”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{1:25  }Isaiah 40:6-8} 
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This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" word|strong="G4487" of|strong="G2962" Good|strong="G2097" News|strong="G2097" which|strong="G3588" was|strong="G1510" preached|strong="G2097" to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210". 
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\chapterNumber{2}Putting|strong="G0659" away therefore|strong="G3767" all|strong="G3956" wickedness|strong="G2549", all|strong="G3956" deceit|strong="G1388", hypocrisies, envies, and|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" evil|strong="G2549" speaking, 
\verseNumber{2}as|strong="G5613" newborn|strong="G0738" babies|strong="G1025", long|strong="G1971" for|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" pure|strong="G0097" spiritual|strong="G3050" milk|strong="G1051", that|strong="G2443" with|strong="G1722" it|strong="G0846" you|strong="G1722" may|strong="G2443" grow|strong="G0837", 
\verseNumber{3}if|strong="G1487" indeed you|strong="G1487" have|strong="G3748" tasted|strong="G1089" that|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G2962" gracious. 
\verseNumber{4}Come|strong="G4334" to|strong="G4314" him|strong="G3739", a|strong="G3739" living|strong="G2198" stone|strong="G3037", rejected|strong="G0593" indeed|strong="G3303" by|strong="G5259" men|strong="G0444", but|strong="G1161" chosen|strong="G1588" by|strong="G5259" God|strong="G2316", precious|strong="G1784". 
\verseNumber{5}You|strong="G2532" also|strong="G2532" as|strong="G5613" living|strong="G2198" stones|strong="G3037" are|strong="G2532" built|strong="G3618" up|strong="G0399" as|strong="G5613" a|strong="G5613" spiritual|strong="G4152" house|strong="G3624", to|strong="G1519" be|strong="G2532" a|strong="G5613" holy|strong="G0040" priesthood|strong="G2406", to|strong="G1519" offer|strong="G0399" up|strong="G0399" spiritual|strong="G4152" sacrifices|strong="G2378", acceptable|strong="G2144" to|strong="G1519" God|strong="G2316" through|strong="G1223" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". 
\verseNumber{6}Because|strong="G1360" it|strong="G0846" is|strong="G3588" contained|strong="G4023" in|strong="G1722" Scripture|strong="G1124", 
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“Behold|strong="G2400",\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:6  }“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה” or “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.} I|strong="G2532" lay|strong="G5087" in|strong="G1722" Zion|strong="G4622" a|strong="G3708" chief cornerstone|strong="G0204", chosen|strong="G1588" and|strong="G2532" precious|strong="G1784". 
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He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" believes|strong="G4100" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" will|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" be|strong="G2532" disappointed.”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{2:6  }Isaiah 28:16 } 
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\verseNumber{7}For|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" who|strong="G3739" believe|strong="G4100" therefore|strong="G3767" is|strong="G3778" the|strong="G3588" honour, but|strong="G1161" for|strong="G1519" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3739" are|strong="G3778" disobedient, 
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“The|strong="G3588" stone|strong="G3037" which|strong="G3739" the|strong="G3588" builders|strong="G3618" rejected|strong="G0593" 
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has|strong="G3739" become|strong="G1096" the|strong="G3588" chief|strong="G2776" cornerstone|strong="G2776",”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{2:7  }Psalm 118:22} 
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\verseNumber{8}and|strong="G2532", 
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“a|strong="G5087" stumbling|strong="G4625" stone|strong="G3037" and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G5087" rock|strong="G4073" of|strong="G3056" offence.”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{2:8  }Isaiah 8:14} 
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For|strong="G1519" they|strong="G3739" stumble|strong="G4350" at|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" word|strong="G3056", being disobedient|strong="G0544", to|strong="G1519" which|strong="G3739" also|strong="G2532" they|strong="G3739" were|strong="G3739" appointed|strong="G5087". 
\verseNumber{9}But|strong="G1161" you|strong="G5210" are|strong="G3588" a|strong="G2564" chosen|strong="G1588" race|strong="G1085", a|strong="G2564" royal|strong="G0934" priesthood|strong="G2406", a|strong="G2564" holy|strong="G0040" nation|strong="G1484", a|strong="G2564" people|strong="G2992" for|strong="G1519" God’s|strong="G0846" own|strong="G0846" possession|strong="G4047", that|strong="G3704" you|strong="G5210" may|strong="G1484" proclaim|strong="G1804" the|strong="G3588" excellence|strong="G0703" of|strong="G1537" him|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3588" called|strong="G2564" you|strong="G5210" out|strong="G1537" of|strong="G1537" darkness|strong="G4655" into|strong="G1519" his|strong="G0846" marvellous light|strong="G5457". 
\verseNumber{10}In|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" past, you|strong="G3739" were|strong="G2992" not|strong="G3756" a|strong="G3739" people|strong="G2992", but|strong="G1161" now|strong="G1161" are|strong="G3739" God’s|strong="G2316" people|strong="G2992", who|strong="G3739" had|strong="G3739" not|strong="G3756" obtained mercy|strong="G1653", but|strong="G1161" now|strong="G1161" have|strong="G1653" obtained mercy|strong="G1653". 
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\verseNumber{11}Beloved|strong="G0027", I|strong="G2532" beg|strong="G3870" you|strong="G2532" as|strong="G5613" foreigners|strong="G3941" and|strong="G2532" pilgrims to|strong="G2596" abstain|strong="G0568" from|strong="G0568" fleshly|strong="G4559" lusts|strong="G1939" which|strong="G3748" war|strong="G4754" against|strong="G2596" the|strong="G3588" soul|strong="G5590", 
\verseNumber{12}having|strong="G2192" good|strong="G2570" behaviour amongst the|strong="G3588" nations|strong="G1484", so|strong="G2443" in|strong="G1722" that|strong="G3739" of|strong="G1537" which|strong="G3739" they|strong="G3739" speak|strong="G2635" against|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210" as|strong="G5613" evildoers|strong="G2555", they|strong="G3739" may|strong="G2443" see your|strong="G2192" good|strong="G2570" works|strong="G2041" and|strong="G2316" glorify|strong="G1392" God|strong="G2316" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G1537" visitation|strong="G1984". 
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\verseNumber{13}Therefore|strong="G1223" subject|strong="G5293" yourselves to|strong="G5293" every|strong="G3956" ordinance of|strong="G1223" man|strong="G0442" for|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3956" Lord’s|strong="G2962" sake|strong="G1223": whether|strong="G1535" to|strong="G5293" the|strong="G3956" king|strong="G0935", as|strong="G5613" supreme|strong="G5242", 
\verseNumber{14}or|strong="G1535" to|strong="G1519" governors|strong="G2232", as|strong="G5613" sent|strong="G3992" by|strong="G1223" him|strong="G0846" for|strong="G1519" vengeance|strong="G1557" on|strong="G1519" evildoers|strong="G2555" and|strong="G1161" for|strong="G1519" praise|strong="G1868" to|strong="G1519" those|strong="G1161" who|strong="G0846" do well|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{15}For|strong="G3754" this|strong="G3779" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" will|strong="G2307" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316", that|strong="G3754" by|strong="G0444" well-doing you|strong="G3754" should|strong="G2316" put to|strong="G0444" silence|strong="G5392" the|strong="G3588" ignorance|strong="G0056" of|strong="G2316" foolish|strong="G0878" men|strong="G0444". 
\verseNumber{16}Live|strong="G2192" as|strong="G5613" free|strong="G1658" people|strong="G3588", yet|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3361" using your|strong="G2192" freedom|strong="G1657" for|strong="G2316" a|strong="G2192" cloak of|strong="G2316" wickedness|strong="G2549", but|strong="G0235" as|strong="G5613" bondservants of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316". 
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\verseNumber{17}Honour all|strong="G3956" men|strong="G3956". Love|strong="G0025" the|strong="G3956" brotherhood|strong="G0081". Fear|strong="G5399" God|strong="G2316". Honour the|strong="G3956" king|strong="G0935". 
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\verseNumber{18}Servants, be|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" subjection|strong="G5293" to|strong="G2532" your|strong="G2532" masters|strong="G1203" with|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" respect|strong="G5401", not|strong="G3756" only|strong="G3440" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" good|strong="G0018" and|strong="G2532" gentle|strong="G1933", but|strong="G0235" also|strong="G2532" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" wicked. 
\verseNumber{19}For|strong="G1063" it|strong="G1223" is|strong="G2316" commendable if|strong="G1487" someone|strong="G5100" endures|strong="G5297" pain|strong="G3077", suffering|strong="G3958" unjustly|strong="G0095", because|strong="G1223" of|strong="G1223" conscience|strong="G4893" towards God|strong="G2316". 
\verseNumber{20}For|strong="G1063" what|strong="G4169" glory is|strong="G2316" it|strong="G3778" if|strong="G1487", when|strong="G2532" you|strong="G1487" sin|strong="G0264", you|strong="G1487" patiently|strong="G5278" endure|strong="G5278" beating? But|strong="G0235" if|strong="G1487" when|strong="G2532" you|strong="G1487" do|strong="G0015" well|strong="G2532", you|strong="G1487" patiently|strong="G5278" endure|strong="G5278" suffering|strong="G3958", this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G2316" commendable with|strong="G3844" God|strong="G2316". 
\verseNumber{21}For|strong="G1063" you|strong="G5210" were|strong="G3778" called|strong="G2564" to|strong="G1519" this|strong="G3778", because|strong="G3754" Christ|strong="G5547" also|strong="G2532" suffered|strong="G3958" for|strong="G1063" us|strong="G1519", leaving|strong="G5277" you|strong="G5210"\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:21  }TR reads “us” instead of “you”} an|strong="G2532" example|strong="G5261", that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" should|strong="G2443" follow|strong="G1872" his|strong="G0846" steps|strong="G2487", 
\verseNumber{22}who|strong="G3739" didn’t|strong="G3756" sin|strong="G0266", “neither|strong="G3756" was|strong="G3739" deceit|strong="G1388" found|strong="G2147" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" mouth|strong="G4750".”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{2:22  }Isaiah 53:9} 
\verseNumber{23}When|strong="G1161" he|strong="G3739" was|strong="G3739" cursed, he|strong="G3739" didn’t|strong="G3756" curse back. When|strong="G1161" he|strong="G3739" suffered|strong="G3958", he|strong="G3739" didn’t|strong="G3756" threaten, but|strong="G1161" committed|strong="G3860" himself to|strong="G2919" him|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" judges|strong="G2919" righteously|strong="G1346". 
\verseNumber{24}He|strong="G0846" himself|strong="G0846" bore|strong="G0399" our|strong="G1722" sins|strong="G0266" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" body|strong="G4983" on|strong="G1909" the|strong="G3588" tree|strong="G3586", that|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249", having died to|strong="G2443" sins|strong="G0266", might|strong="G2198" live|strong="G2198" to|strong="G2443" righteousness|strong="G1343". You|strong="G3739" were|strong="G3739" healed|strong="G2390" by|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" wounds|strong="G3468".\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:24  }or, stripes} 
\verseNumber{25}For|strong="G1063" you|strong="G5210" were|strong="G1510" going astray|strong="G4105" like|strong="G5613" sheep|strong="G4263"; but|strong="G0235" now|strong="G3568" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G1510" returned|strong="G1994" to|strong="G1909" the|strong="G3588" Shepherd|strong="G4166" and|strong="G2532" Overseer|strong="G1985"\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:25  }“Overseer” is from the Greek ἐπίσκοπον, which can mean overseer, curator, guardian, or superintendent.} of|strong="G1909" your|strong="G2532" souls|strong="G5590". 
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\chapterNumber{3}In|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" same|strong="G3668" way|strong="G3668", wives|strong="G1135", be|strong="G2532" in|strong="G2532" subjection|strong="G5293" to|strong="G2443" your|strong="G1487" own|strong="G2398" husbands|strong="G0435", so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443", even|strong="G2532" if|strong="G1487" any|strong="G5100" don’t obey|strong="G0544" the|strong="G3588" Word|strong="G3056", they|strong="G2532" may|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" won|strong="G2770" by|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3588" behaviour of|strong="G3056" their|strong="G2532" wives|strong="G1135" without|strong="G0427" a|strong="G1487" word|strong="G3056", 
\verseNumber{2}seeing your|strong="G1722" pure|strong="G0053" behaviour in|strong="G1722" fear|strong="G5401". 
\verseNumber{3}Let|strong="G1510" your|strong="G2532" beauty|strong="G3756" come|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" from|strong="G2228" the|strong="G3588" outward adorning of|strong="G2228" braiding|strong="G1708" your|strong="G2532" hair|strong="G2359", and|strong="G2532" of|strong="G2228" wearing|strong="G4025" gold|strong="G5553" ornaments or|strong="G2228" of|strong="G2228" putting|strong="G1745" on|strong="G2228" fine clothing|strong="G2440", 
\verseNumber{4}but|strong="G0235" from|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" hidden|strong="G2927" person|strong="G0444" of|strong="G4151" the|strong="G3588" heart|strong="G2588", in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" incorruptible adornment of|strong="G4151" a|strong="G1510" gentle|strong="G4239" and|strong="G2532" quiet|strong="G2272" spirit|strong="G4151", which|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" very|strong="G2532" precious|strong="G4185" in|strong="G1722" God’s|strong="G2316" sight|strong="G1799". 
\verseNumber{5}For|strong="G1063" this|strong="G3779" is|strong="G2316" how|strong="G3779" in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" past the|strong="G3588" holy|strong="G0040" women|strong="G1135" who|strong="G3588" hoped|strong="G1679" in|strong="G1519" God|strong="G2316" also|strong="G2532" adorned|strong="G2885" themselves|strong="G1438", being|strong="G1135" in|strong="G1519" subjection|strong="G5293" to|strong="G1519" their|strong="G1438" own|strong="G2398" husbands|strong="G0435". 
\verseNumber{6}So|strong="G2532" Sarah|strong="G4564" obeyed|strong="G5219" Abraham|strong="G0011", calling|strong="G2564" him|strong="G0846" lord|strong="G2962", whose|strong="G3739" children|strong="G5043" you|strong="G3739" now|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3739" if|strong="G5613" you|strong="G3739" do|strong="G1096" well|strong="G2532" and|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3739" not|strong="G3361" put|strong="G1096" in|strong="G2532" fear|strong="G5399" by|strong="G2532" any|strong="G3367" terror. 
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\verseNumber{7}You|strong="G5210" husbands|strong="G0435", in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" same|strong="G3668" way|strong="G3668", live with|strong="G2596" your|strong="G2532" wives according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G1519" knowledge|strong="G1108", giving honour to|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" woman|strong="G1134" as|strong="G5613" to|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" weaker|strong="G0772" vessel|strong="G4632", as|strong="G5613" also|strong="G2532" being|strong="G4771" joint heirs|strong="G4789" of|strong="G5485" the|strong="G3588" grace|strong="G5485" of|strong="G5485" life|strong="G2222", that|strong="G5613" your|strong="G2532" prayers|strong="G4335" may|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3361" be|strong="G2532" hindered|strong="G1465". 
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\verseNumber{8}Finally|strong="G5056", all|strong="G3956" of|strong="G3956" you|strong="G3956" be|strong="G3956" like-minded, compassionate|strong="G2155", loving as|strong="G1161" brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, 
\verseNumber{9}not|strong="G3361" rendering evil|strong="G2556" for|strong="G1519" evil|strong="G2556" or|strong="G2228" insult|strong="G3059" for|strong="G1519" insult|strong="G3059"; but|strong="G1161" instead|strong="G1161" blessing|strong="G2129", knowing that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G3754" were|strong="G3778" called|strong="G2564" to|strong="G1519" this|strong="G3778", that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G3754" may|strong="G2443" inherit|strong="G2816" a|strong="G2228" blessing|strong="G2129". 
\verseNumber{10}For|strong="G1063", 
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“He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" would|strong="G2309" love|strong="G0025" life|strong="G2222" 
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and|strong="G2532" see|strong="G3708" good|strong="G0018" days|strong="G2250", 
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let him|strong="G3708" keep|strong="G3361" his|strong="G3708" tongue|strong="G1100" from|strong="G0575" evil|strong="G2556" 
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and|strong="G2532" his|strong="G3708" lips|strong="G5491" from|strong="G0575" speaking|strong="G2980" deceit|strong="G1388". 
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\verseNumber{11}Let him|strong="G0846" turn|strong="G1578" away|strong="G0575" from|strong="G0575" evil|strong="G2556" and|strong="G2532" do|strong="G4160" good|strong="G0018". 
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Let him|strong="G0846" seek|strong="G2212" peace|strong="G1515" and|strong="G2532" pursue|strong="G1377" it|strong="G0846". 
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\verseNumber{12}For|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" eyes|strong="G3788" of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" are|strong="G2532" on|strong="G1909" the|strong="G2532" righteous|strong="G1342", 
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and|strong="G2532" his|strong="G0846" ears|strong="G3775" open to|strong="G1519" their|strong="G0846" prayer|strong="G1162"; 
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but|strong="G1161" the|strong="G2532" face|strong="G4383" of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G2962" against|strong="G1909" those|strong="G1161" who|strong="G3748" do|strong="G4160" evil|strong="G2556".”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{3:12  }Psalm 34:12-16} 
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\verseNumber{13}Now|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" will|strong="G5101" harm|strong="G2559" you|strong="G5210" if|strong="G1437" you|strong="G5210" become|strong="G1096" imitators of|strong="G3588" that|strong="G1096" which|strong="G5101" is|strong="G5101" good|strong="G0018"? 
\verseNumber{14}But|strong="G1161" even|strong="G2532" if|strong="G1487" you|strong="G1487" should|strong="G2532" suffer|strong="G3958" for|strong="G1223" righteousness’ sake|strong="G1223", you|strong="G1487" are|strong="G3107" blessed|strong="G3107". “Don’t|strong="G3361" fear|strong="G5401" what|strong="G3588" they|strong="G0846" fear|strong="G5401", neither|strong="G3366" be|strong="G2532" troubled|strong="G5015".”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{3:14  }Isaiah 8:12} 
\verseNumber{15}But|strong="G1161" sanctify|strong="G0037" the|strong="G3956" Lord|strong="G2962" God|strong="G4314" in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G2962" hearts|strong="G2588". Always|strong="G0104" be|strong="G2532" ready|strong="G2092" to|strong="G4314" give an|strong="G2532" answer|strong="G3056" to|strong="G4314" everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" asks|strong="G0154" you|strong="G5210" a|strong="G2532" reason|strong="G3056" concerning|strong="G4012" the|strong="G3956" hope|strong="G1680" that|strong="G3956" is|strong="G2962" in|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", with|strong="G3326" humility|strong="G4240" and|strong="G2532" fear|strong="G5401", 
\verseNumber{16}having|strong="G2192" a|strong="G2192" good|strong="G0018" conscience|strong="G4893". Thus|strong="G2532", while|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210" are|strong="G3739" spoken against|strong="G3326" as|strong="G1722" evildoers, they|strong="G3739" may|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" disappointed who|strong="G3739" curse your|strong="G2192" good|strong="G0018" way|strong="G1722" of|strong="G1722" life|strong="G0391" in|strong="G1722" Christ|strong="G5547". 
\verseNumber{17}For|strong="G1063" it is|strong="G2316" better|strong="G2909", if|strong="G1487" it is|strong="G2316" God’s|strong="G2316" will|strong="G2307", that|strong="G2316" you|strong="G1487" suffer|strong="G3958" for|strong="G1063" doing|strong="G0015" what|strong="G3588" is|strong="G2316" right|strong="G0015" than|strong="G2228" for|strong="G1063" doing|strong="G0015" evil|strong="G2554". 
\verseNumber{18}Because|strong="G3754" Christ|strong="G5547" also|strong="G2532" suffered|strong="G0599" for|strong="G3754" sins|strong="G0266" once|strong="G0530", the|strong="G3588" righteous|strong="G1342" for|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" unrighteous|strong="G0094", that|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" might|strong="G2532" bring|strong="G4317" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G2443" God|strong="G2316", being|strong="G4771" put|strong="G2289" to|strong="G2443" death|strong="G2289" in|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" flesh|strong="G4561", but|strong="G1161" made|strong="G2227" alive|strong="G2227" in|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G4151", 
\verseNumber{19}in|strong="G1722" whom|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" also|strong="G2532" went|strong="G4198" and|strong="G2532" preached|strong="G2784" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" spirits|strong="G4151" in|strong="G1722" prison|strong="G5438", 
\verseNumber{20}who|strong="G3739" before|strong="G1722" were|strong="G1510" disobedient|strong="G0544" when|strong="G3753" God|strong="G2316" waited|strong="G0553" patiently|strong="G3115" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" days|strong="G2250" of|strong="G2250" Noah|strong="G3575" while|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" ship was|strong="G1510" being|strong="G1510" built|strong="G2680". In|strong="G1722" it|strong="G1223", few|strong="G3641", that|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510", eight|strong="G3638" souls|strong="G5590", were|strong="G1510" saved|strong="G1295" through|strong="G1223" water|strong="G5204". 
\verseNumber{21}This|strong="G3739" is|strong="G2316" a|strong="G3739" symbol of|strong="G1223" baptism|strong="G0908", which|strong="G3739" now|strong="G3568" saves|strong="G4982" you|strong="G5210"—not|strong="G3756" the|strong="G1223" putting away of|strong="G1223" the|strong="G1223" filth of|strong="G1223" the|strong="G1223" flesh|strong="G4561", but|strong="G0235" the|strong="G1223" answer of|strong="G1223" a|strong="G3739" good|strong="G0018" conscience|strong="G4893" towards God|strong="G2316"—through|strong="G1223" the|strong="G1223" resurrection|strong="G0386" of|strong="G1223" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", 
\verseNumber{22}who|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" at|strong="G1722" the|strong="G2532" right|strong="G1188" hand|strong="G1188" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316", having gone|strong="G4198" into|strong="G1519" heaven|strong="G3772", angels|strong="G0032" and|strong="G2532" authorities|strong="G1849" and|strong="G2532" powers|strong="G1411" being|strong="G1510" made subject|strong="G5293" to|strong="G1519" him|strong="G0846". 
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\chapterNumber{4}Therefore|strong="G3767", since|strong="G3754" Christ|strong="G5547" suffered|strong="G3958" for|strong="G3754" us in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" flesh|strong="G4561", arm|strong="G3695" yourselves|strong="G0846" also|strong="G2532" with|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" same|strong="G0846" mind|strong="G2532"; for|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" has|strong="G5547" suffered|strong="G3958" in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" flesh|strong="G4561" has|strong="G5547" ceased|strong="G3973" from|strong="G2532" sin|strong="G0266", 
\verseNumber{2}that|strong="G2316" you|strong="G1722" no|strong="G3371" longer|strong="G3371" should|strong="G2316" live|strong="G0980" the|strong="G3588" rest|strong="G1954" of|strong="G2316" your|strong="G1722" time|strong="G5550" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" flesh|strong="G4561" for|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" lusts|strong="G1939" of|strong="G2316" men|strong="G0444", but|strong="G0235" for|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" will|strong="G2307" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316". 
\verseNumber{3}For|strong="G1063" we|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2532" spent enough|strong="G0713" of|strong="G1722" our|strong="G2532" past|strong="G3928" time|strong="G5550" doing|strong="G2716" the|strong="G3588" desire|strong="G1939" of|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Gentiles|strong="G1484", and|strong="G2532" having walked in|strong="G1722" lewdness, lusts|strong="G1939", drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and|strong="G2532" abominable|strong="G0111" idolatries|strong="G1495". 
\verseNumber{4}They|strong="G0846" think it|strong="G0846" is|strong="G3739" strange|strong="G3579" that|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" don’t|strong="G3361" run|strong="G4936" with|strong="G1722" them|strong="G0846" into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" same|strong="G0846" excess of|strong="G1722" riot, speaking evil|strong="G0987" of|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210". 
\verseNumber{5}They|strong="G3739" will|strong="G3739" give|strong="G0591" account|strong="G3056" to|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" is|strong="G3739" ready|strong="G2093" to|strong="G2532" judge|strong="G2919" the|strong="G3588" living|strong="G2198" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" dead|strong="G3498". 
\verseNumber{6}For|strong="G1063" to|strong="G1519" this|strong="G3778" end|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" Good|strong="G2097" News|strong="G2097" was|strong="G0444" preached|strong="G2097" even|strong="G2532" to|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" dead|strong="G3498", that|strong="G2443" they|strong="G2532" might|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" judged|strong="G2919" indeed|strong="G2532" as|strong="G1519" men|strong="G0444" in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" flesh|strong="G4561", but|strong="G1161" live|strong="G2198" as|strong="G1519" to|strong="G1519" God|strong="G2316" in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" spirit|strong="G4151". 
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\verseNumber{7}But|strong="G1161" the|strong="G3956" end|strong="G5056" of|strong="G3956" all|strong="G3956" things|strong="G3956" is|strong="G3588" near|strong="G1448". Therefore|strong="G3767" be|strong="G2532" of|strong="G3956" sound|strong="G4993" mind|strong="G4993", self-controlled, and|strong="G2532" sober|strong="G3525" in|strong="G1519" prayer|strong="G4335". 
\verseNumber{8}And|strong="G3956" above|strong="G4253" all|strong="G3956" things|strong="G3956" be|strong="G3956" earnest in|strong="G1519" your|strong="G2192" love|strong="G0026" amongst yourselves|strong="G1438", for|strong="G1519" love|strong="G0026" covers|strong="G2572" a|strong="G2192" multitude|strong="G4128" of|strong="G0026" sins|strong="G0266". 
\verseNumber{9}Be hospitable|strong="G5382" to|strong="G1519" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240" without|strong="G0427" grumbling|strong="G1112". 
\verseNumber{10}As|strong="G5613" each|strong="G1538" has|strong="G2316" received|strong="G2983" a|strong="G5613" gift|strong="G5486", employ|strong="G1247" it|strong="G0846" in|strong="G1519" serving|strong="G1247" one|strong="G1538" another|strong="G1438", as|strong="G5613" good|strong="G2570" managers|strong="G3623" of|strong="G2316" the|strong="G2983" grace|strong="G5485" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" in|strong="G1519" its|strong="G0846" various|strong="G4164" forms. 
\verseNumber{11}If|strong="G1487" anyone|strong="G5100" speaks|strong="G2980", let|strong="G2443" it|strong="G1223" be|strong="G1510" as|strong="G5613" it|strong="G1223" were|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3956" very|strong="G2532" words|strong="G3051" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316". If|strong="G1487" anyone|strong="G5100" serves|strong="G1247", let|strong="G2443" it|strong="G1223" be|strong="G1510" as|strong="G5613" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3956" strength|strong="G2479" which|strong="G3739" God|strong="G2316" supplies|strong="G5524", that|strong="G3739" in|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" things|strong="G3956" God|strong="G2316" may|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510" glorified|strong="G1392" through|strong="G1223" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", to|strong="G1519" whom|strong="G3739" belong|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3956" glory|strong="G1391" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" dominion|strong="G2904" forever|strong="G0165" and|strong="G2532" ever|strong="G0165". Amen|strong="G0281". 
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\verseNumber{12}Beloved|strong="G0027", don’t|strong="G3361" be|strong="G1096" astonished at|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" fiery|strong="G4451" trial|strong="G3986" which|strong="G3588" has|strong="G1096" come|strong="G1096" upon|strong="G1096" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G4314" test you|strong="G5210", as|strong="G5613" though|strong="G5613" a|strong="G5613" strange|strong="G3581" thing|strong="G3581" happened|strong="G1096" to|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210". 
\verseNumber{13}But|strong="G0235" because|strong="G1722" you|strong="G1722" are|strong="G3588" partakers of|strong="G1391" Christ’s|strong="G5547" sufferings|strong="G3804", rejoice|strong="G5463", that|strong="G2443" at|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" revelation|strong="G0602" of|strong="G1391" his|strong="G0846" glory|strong="G1391" you|strong="G1722" also|strong="G2532" may|strong="G2532" rejoice|strong="G5463" with|strong="G1722" exceeding joy|strong="G5463". 
\verseNumber{14}If|strong="G1487" you|strong="G5210" are|strong="G3107" insulted for|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" name|strong="G3686" of|strong="G4151" Christ|strong="G5547", you|strong="G5210" are|strong="G3107" blessed|strong="G3107", because|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G4151" glory|strong="G1391" and|strong="G2532" of|strong="G4151" God|strong="G2316" rests|strong="G0373" on|strong="G1909" you|strong="G5210". On|strong="G1909" their|strong="G2532" part he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G2316" blasphemed, but|strong="G2532" on|strong="G1909" your|strong="G1487" part he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G2316" glorified. 
\verseNumber{15}But|strong="G1063" let|strong="G2228" none|strong="G3361" of|strong="G5100" you|strong="G5210" suffer|strong="G3958" as|strong="G5613" a|strong="G5613" murderer|strong="G5406", or|strong="G2228" a|strong="G5613" thief|strong="G2812", or|strong="G2228" an|strong="G2228" evil doer, or|strong="G2228" a|strong="G5613" meddler|strong="G0244" in|strong="G2228" other|strong="G2228" men’s matters. 
\verseNumber{16}But|strong="G1161" if|strong="G1487" one|strong="G3778" of|strong="G2316" you|strong="G1487" suffers for|strong="G1722" being a|strong="G5613" Christian|strong="G5546", let him|strong="G1722" not|strong="G3361" be|strong="G2316" ashamed|strong="G0153"; but|strong="G1161" let him|strong="G1722" glorify|strong="G1392" God|strong="G2316" in|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" matter. 
\verseNumber{17}For|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" time|strong="G2540" has|strong="G2316" come for|strong="G3754" judgement to|strong="G0757" begin|strong="G0757" with|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" household|strong="G3624" of|strong="G0575" God|strong="G2316". If|strong="G1487" it|strong="G1161" begins|strong="G0757" first|strong="G4413" with|strong="G2316" us, what|strong="G5101" will|strong="G2316" happen to|strong="G0757" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" don’t obey|strong="G0544" the|strong="G3588" Good|strong="G2098" News|strong="G2098" of|strong="G0575" God|strong="G2316"? 
\verseNumber{18}“If|strong="G1487" it|strong="G2532" is|strong="G3588" hard for|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" righteous|strong="G1342" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" saved|strong="G4982", what|strong="G3588" will|strong="G2532" happen to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" ungodly|strong="G0765" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" sinner|strong="G0268"?”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{4:18  }Proverbs 11:31} 
\verseNumber{19}Therefore|strong="G5620" let them|strong="G0846" also|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" suffer|strong="G3958" according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G2596" the|strong="G3588" will|strong="G2307" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" in|strong="G1722" doing|strong="G0016" good entrust|strong="G3908" their|strong="G0846" souls|strong="G5590" to|strong="G2596" him|strong="G0846", as|strong="G1722" to|strong="G2596" a|strong="G2532" faithful|strong="G4103" Creator|strong="G2939". 
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\chapterNumber{5}Therefore|strong="G3767" I|strong="G2532" exhort|strong="G3870" the|strong="G3588" elders|strong="G4245" amongst you|strong="G5210", as|strong="G1722" a|strong="G2532" fellow|strong="G4850" elder|strong="G4245" and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" witness|strong="G3144" of|strong="G1391" the|strong="G3588" sufferings|strong="G3804" of|strong="G1391" Christ|strong="G5547", and|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" will|strong="G3195" also|strong="G2532" share|strong="G2844" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" glory|strong="G1391" that|strong="G3767" will|strong="G3195" be|strong="G2532" revealed|strong="G0601": 
\verseNumber{2}shepherd|strong="G4165" the|strong="G3588" flock|strong="G4168" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" which|strong="G3588" is|strong="G2316" amongst you|strong="G5210", exercising the|strong="G3588" oversight|strong="G1983", not|strong="G3361" under|strong="G1722" compulsion|strong="G0317", but|strong="G0235" voluntarily|strong="G1596"; not|strong="G3361" for|strong="G1722" dishonest gain|strong="G0147", but|strong="G0235" willingly|strong="G1596"; 
\verseNumber{3}not|strong="G3366" as|strong="G5613" lording it over those|strong="G3588" entrusted to|strong="G1096" you|strong="G5613", but|strong="G0235" making yourselves|strong="G1096" examples|strong="G5179" to|strong="G1096" the|strong="G3588" flock|strong="G4168". 
\verseNumber{4}When|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" chief|strong="G0750" Shepherd|strong="G0750" is|strong="G3588" revealed|strong="G5319", you|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2532" receive|strong="G2865" the|strong="G3588" crown|strong="G4735" of|strong="G1391" glory|strong="G1391" that|strong="G1391" doesn’t fade away. 
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\verseNumber{5}Likewise|strong="G3668", you|strong="G3754" younger|strong="G3501" ones|strong="G4245", be|strong="G3956" subject|strong="G5293" to|strong="G1325" the|strong="G3956" elder|strong="G4245". Yes|strong="G1161", all|strong="G3956" of|strong="G2316" you|strong="G3754" clothe|strong="G1463" yourselves|strong="G0240" with|strong="G2316" humility|strong="G5012" and|strong="G1161" subject|strong="G5293" yourselves|strong="G0240" to|strong="G1325" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240"; for|strong="G3754" “God|strong="G2316" resists the|strong="G3956" proud, but|strong="G1161" gives|strong="G1325" grace|strong="G5485" to|strong="G1325" the|strong="G3956" humble|strong="G5011".”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{5:5  }Proverbs 3:34 } 
\verseNumber{6}Humble|strong="G5013" yourselves|strong="G4771" therefore|strong="G3767" under|strong="G5259" the|strong="G3588" mighty|strong="G2900" hand|strong="G5495" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316", that|strong="G2443" he|strong="G3767" may|strong="G2443" exalt|strong="G5312" you|strong="G5210" in|strong="G1722" due time|strong="G2540", 
\verseNumber{7}casting|strong="G1977" all|strong="G3956" your|strong="G3956" worries|strong="G3308" on|strong="G1909" him|strong="G0846", because|strong="G3754" he|strong="G0846" cares|strong="G3199" for|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210". 
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\verseNumber{8}Be sober|strong="G3525" and|strong="G4043" self-controlled. Be watchful. Your|strong="G5101" adversary|strong="G0476", the|strong="G3588" devil|strong="G1228", walks|strong="G4043" around|strong="G4043" like|strong="G5613" a|strong="G5613" roaring|strong="G5612" lion|strong="G3023", seeking|strong="G2212" whom|strong="G5101" he|strong="G5613" may devour|strong="G2666". 
\verseNumber{9}Withstand him|strong="G0846" steadfast in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G1722" faith|strong="G4102", knowing|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3739" your|strong="G1722" brothers who|strong="G3739" are|strong="G3739" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" are|strong="G3739" undergoing the|strong="G3588" same|strong="G0846" sufferings|strong="G3804". 
\verseNumber{10}But|strong="G1161" may|strong="G3956" the|strong="G3956" God|strong="G2316" of|strong="G2316" all|strong="G3956" grace|strong="G5485", who|strong="G3588" called|strong="G2564" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G1519" his|strong="G0846" eternal|strong="G0166" glory|strong="G1391" by|strong="G1722" Christ|strong="G5547" Jesus|strong="G0846", after|strong="G1161" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G3956" suffered|strong="G3958" a|strong="G2564" little|strong="G3641" while|strong="G1722", perfect|strong="G2675", establish|strong="G4741", strengthen|strong="G4741", and|strong="G1161" settle you|strong="G5210". 
\verseNumber{11}To|strong="G1519" him|strong="G0846" be the|strong="G3588" glory and|strong="G0165" the|strong="G3588" power|strong="G2904" forever|strong="G0165" and|strong="G0165" ever|strong="G0165". Amen|strong="G0281". 
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\verseNumber{12}Through|strong="G1223" Silvanus|strong="G4610", our|strong="G2316" faithful|strong="G4103" brother|strong="G0080", as|strong="G5613" I|strong="G3739" consider|strong="G3049" him|strong="G3739", I|strong="G3739" have|strong="G1510" written|strong="G1125" to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" briefly|strong="G3641", exhorting|strong="G3870" and|strong="G2532" testifying|strong="G1957" that|strong="G3739" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" true|strong="G0227" grace|strong="G5485" of|strong="G1223" God|strong="G2316" in|strong="G1519" which|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" stand|strong="G2476". 
\verseNumber{13}She who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" Babylon|strong="G0897", chosen|strong="G4899" together|strong="G4899" with|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", greets|strong="G0782" you|strong="G5210". So|strong="G2532" does|strong="G5207" Mark|strong="G3138", my|strong="G1722" son|strong="G5207". 
\verseNumber{14}Greet|strong="G0782" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240" with|strong="G1722" a|strong="G1722" kiss|strong="G5370" of|strong="G0026" love|strong="G0026". 
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Peace|strong="G1515" be|strong="G3956" to|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" of|strong="G0026" you|strong="G5210" who|strong="G3588" are|strong="G3956" in|strong="G1722" Christ|strong="G5547" Jesus. Amen. 
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