1 Peter 1:1-9 ▼

1 PETER an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the foreigners dispers'd thro' Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, whom God the father has chosen in pursuance of his decree,

2 to sanctify them by his spirit, that by their obedience they might be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ, may the divine savour make you continually prosper.

3 Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has regenerated us, and given us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the expectation of immortal life,

4 in the enjoyment of a state, that can never change or decay, a state reserv'd in heaven for us,

5 whom the divine power preserves through faith for that salvation, which is going to be made manifest in the latter time.

6 This it is that fills you with joy, notwithstanding the various tryals, which still necessarily afflict you,

7 that your faith being put to a more advantageous proof, than that of gold, which loses by the essay, may redound to your praise and highest honour at the appearance of Jesus Christ:

8 whom though you have not seen, you love: and though he is not now the object of your view, yet you believe in him, and triumph with such a laudable transport, as cannot be express'd:

9 since the salvation of your souls is the reward you receive for your faith.