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1 Peter · read by Anton Bosch
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1 Peter 1
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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosenRead from NKJV · Faith in Spite of Unfulfilled Promises
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,Read from NKJV · Resurrection From the Dead
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In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trialsRead from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.Read from NKJV · Baptism in Suffering (Video)
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Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.Read from NKJV · Pure in Heart
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Since you call on a Father who judges each one's work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.Read from NKJV · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
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Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.Read from NKJV · Pure in Heart
1 Peter 2
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Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God's sight,Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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For it stands in Scripture: "See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame."Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,"Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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and, "A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense." They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.Read from NKJV · Faith in Spite of Unfulfilled Promises
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or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.Read from NKJV · Should We Obey the Government
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Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.Read from NASB1995 · Should We Obey the Government
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Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.Read from NKJV · Baptism in Suffering (Video)
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For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:Read from NKJV · Baptism in Suffering
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When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
1 Peter 3
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Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken."Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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For it is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,Read from NKJV · The Ark and Baptism
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who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.Read from NKJV · The Ark and Baptism
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And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,Read from NKJV · The Ark and Baptism
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who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.Read from NKJV · Baptism in Water
1 Peter 4
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Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.Read from NKJV · Open Your Hearts To One Another
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Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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Show hospitality to one another without complaining.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.Read from NKJV · Open Your Hearts To One Another
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If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.Read from NKJV · Our Response to Suffering
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If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.Read from NKJV · Persecution and Trials - 1 Peter
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Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.Read from NKJV · Rejoicing In Sufferings
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For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?Read from NKJV · Our Response to Suffering
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And, "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
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So then, those who suffer according to God's will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.Read from NKJV · The Persecuted
1 Peter 5
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As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ's sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:Read from NKJV · Our Response to Suffering
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Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God's will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;Read from NKJV · A Royal Priesthood 1
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not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.Read from NKJV · Humble leaders and humble people
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And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.Read from NKJV · Humble leaders and humble people
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Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."Read from NKJV · Resist the Devil
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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.Read from NKJV · An Eternal Perspective and Closing Thoughts
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Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.Read from NKJV · Resist the Devil
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Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.Read from NKJV · Resist the Devil
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And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.Read from NKJV · An Eternal Perspective and Closing Thoughts
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To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen.Read from NKJV · An Eternal Perspective and Closing Thoughts
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Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.Read from NKJV · An Eternal Perspective and Closing Thoughts
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The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.Read from NKJV · An Eternal Perspective and Closing Thoughts
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Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.Read from NKJV · An Eternal Perspective and Closing Thoughts