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1 Peter 1

A Living Hope, and a Sure Salvation

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 aPeterg4074, an apostleg652 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547,

To those who resideg3927 as  baliensg3927,  cscatteredg1290 throughoutg1290  dPontusg4195,  eGalatiag1053,  dCappadociag2587,  dAsiag773, and  fBithyniag978,  gwho are choseng1588

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accordingg2596 to the  aforeknowledgeg4268 of Godg2316 the Fatherg3962,  bby the sanctifyingg38 workg38 of the Spiritg4151,  1to  cobeyg5218 Jesusg2424 Christg5547 and be  dsprinkledg4473 with His bloodg129:  eMay graceg5485 and peaceg1515  2be yoursg4771 in the fullestg4129 measureg4129.

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 aBlessedg2128 be the Godg2316 and Fatherg3962 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547, who  baccordingg2596 to His greatg4183 mercyg1656  chas caused us to be borng313 againg313 to  da livingg2198 hopeg1680 throughg1223 the  eresurrectiong386 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547 from the deadg3498,

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to obtain an  ainheritanceg2817 which is imperishableg862a and undefiledg283 and  bwill not fadeg263 awayg263,  creservedg5083 in heaveng3772 for you,

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who are  aprotectedg5432 by the powerg1411 of Godg2316  bthroughg1223 faithg4102 for  ca salvationg4991 readyg2092  dto be revealedg601 in the lastg2078 timeg2540.

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 aIn thisg3739 you greatlyg21 rejoiceg21, even though nowg737  bfor a littleg3641 whileg3641,  cifg1487 necessaryg1189b, you have been distressedg3076 by  dvariousg4164  1trialsg3986,

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sog2443 that the  1 aproofg1383 of your faithg4102, being moreg4186 preciousg4186 than goldg5553 which  2is perishableg622,  beveng1161 thoughg1161 testedg1381a by fireg4442,  cmay be foundg2147 to resultg1519 in praiseg1868 and gloryg1391 and honorg5092 at  dthe revelationg602 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547;

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and  athough you have not seeng3708 Him, you  bloveg25 Him, and though you do not seeg3708 Him nowg737, but believeg4100 in Him, you greatlyg21 rejoiceg21 with joyg5479 inexpressibleg412 and  1fullg1392 of gloryg1392,

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obtainingg2865 as  athe outcomeg5056 of your faithg4102 the salvationg4991 of  1your soulsg5590.

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 aAs to thisg3739 salvationg4991, the prophetsg4396 who  bprophesiedg4395 of the  cgraceg5485 that would come to you madeg1567ag1830 carefulg1567ag1830 searchesg1567a and inquiriesg1830,

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 1seekingg2045 to knowg2045 whatg4169 persong5101 org2228 timeg2540  athe Spiritg4151 of Christg5547 withing1722 them was indicatingg1213 as He  bpredictedg4303 the sufferingsg3804 of Christg5547 and the gloriesg1391  2to followg3326g3778.

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It was revealedg601 to them that they were not servingg1247 themselvesg1438, but you, in theseg846 thingsg846 whichg3739 nowg3568 have been announcedg312 to you throughg1223 thoseg3588 who  apreachedg2097 the gospelg2097 to you by  bthe Holyg40 Spiritg4151 sentg649 from heaveng3772--things into whichg3739  cangelsg32a longg1937 to  1lookg3879.

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Thereforeg1352,  1 aprepareg328 your mindsg1271 for action,  2 bkeepg3525 soberg3525 in spirit, fixg1679 your  chopeg1679 completelyg5049 on the  dgraceg5485  3to be broughtg5342 to you at  ethe revelationg602 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547.

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As  1 aobedientg5218 childreng5043, do not  2 bbe conformedg4964 to the formerg4387 lustsg1939 which were yours in your  cignoranceg52,

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but  1 alikeg2596 the Holyg40 Oneg40 who calledg2564 you,  2 bbe holyg40 yourselvesg846 alsog2532  cin allg3956 your behaviorg391;

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becauseg1360 it is writteng1125, " aYOU SHALL BE HOLYg40, FOR I AM HOLYg40."

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Ifg1487 you  aaddressg1941 as Fatherg3962 the One who  bimpartiallyg678  cjudgesg2919 accordingg2596 to eachg1538 one'sg1538 workg2041, conductg390 yourselves  din fearg5401 during the timeg5550 of your  estayg3940 on earth;

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knowingg3609a that you were not  1 aredeemedg3084 with perishableg5349 thingsg5349 like silverg694 org2228 goldg5553 from your  bfutileg3152 wayg391 of lifeg391 inheritedg3970b from your forefathersg3970b,

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but with preciousg5093  abloodg129, as of a  blambg286 unblemishedg299b and spotlessg784, the blood of Christg5547.

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For He was  aforeknowng4267 beforeg4253  bthe foundationg2602 of the worldg2889, but has  cappearedg5319  1in theseg3588 lastg2078 timesg5550  dfor the sakeg1223 of you

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who throughg1223 Him are  abelieversg4103 in Godg2316, who raisedg1453 Him from the deadg3498 and  bgaveg1325 Him gloryg1391, sog5620 that your faithg4102 and  chopeg1680 are in Godg2316.

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Since you have  ain obedienceg5218 to the truthg225  bpurifiedg48 your soulsg5590 for a  1 csincereg505 loveg5360 of the brethreng5360, ferventlyg1619 loveg25 oneg240 anotherg240 from  2the heartg2588,

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for you have been  aborng313 againg313  bnot of seedg4701 whichg5349 is perishableg5349 but imperishableg862a, that is, throughg1223 the livingg2198 and enduringg3306  cwordg3056 of Godg2316.

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For, " aALLg3956 FLESHg4561 IS LIKEg5613 GRASSg5528, AND ALLg3956 ITS GLORYg1391 LIKEg5613 THE FLOWERg438 OF GRASSg5528. THE GRASSg5528 WITHERSg3583, AND THE FLOWERg438 FALLSg1601b OFFg1601b,

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 aBUT THE WORDg4487 OF THE LORDg2962 ENDURESg3306 FOREVERg165." And thisg3778 is  bthe wordg4487 which was  1preachedg2097 to you.



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