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1 Peter · read by Dwight Pentecost
72 verses, in order. Only the verses Dwight read aloud are shown.
1 Peter 1
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and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-02 1 Peter 1:3-9
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who through faith are shielded by God's power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-02 1 Peter 1:3-9
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-01 1 Peter Intro
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Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-02 1 Peter 1:3-9
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now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-02 1 Peter 1:3-9
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trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-01 1 Peter Intro
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It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-03 1 Peter 1:10-13
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As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-04 1 Peter 1:14-20
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But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-04 1 Peter 1:14-20
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for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-05 1 Peter 1:14-25
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-05 1 Peter 1:14-25
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For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-04 1 Peter 1:14-20
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but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.Read from NKJV · Studies in 1 Peter-05 1 Peter 1:14-25
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He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-05 1 Peter 1:14-25
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Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-05 1 Peter 1:14-25
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-05 1 Peter 1:14-25
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For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-05 1 Peter 1:14-25
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For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-06 1 Peter 1:22-25
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but the word of the Lord stands forever." And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-05 1 Peter 1:14-25
1 Peter 2
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Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-07 1 Peter 2:1-8
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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 · Studies in 1 Peter-07 1 Peter 2:1-8
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now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-07 1 Peter 2:1-8
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-07 1 Peter 2:1-8
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-07 1 Peter 2:1-8
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-07 1 Peter 2:1-8
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-07 1 Peter 2:1-8
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Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-08 1 Peter 2:13-20
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-08 1 Peter 2:13-20
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For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-08 1 Peter 2:13-20
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Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-08 1 Peter 2:13-20
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Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-08 1 Peter 2:13-20
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-08 1 Peter 2:13-20
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-09 1 Peter 2:18-25
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-09 1 Peter 2:18-25
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-09 1 Peter 2:18-25
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"He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth."Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-09 1 Peter 2:18-25
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-09 1 Peter 2:18-25
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He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. "By His stripes you are healed."Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-10 1 Peter 2:18-25
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For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-10 1 Peter 2:18-25
1 Peter 3
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Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wivesRead from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-11 1 Peter 3:1-7
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but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God's sight.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-11 1 Peter 3:1-7
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For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-11 1 Peter 3:1-7
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just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-11 1 Peter 3:1-7
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Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-11 1 Peter 3:1-7
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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-12 1 Peter 4:1-7
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-12 1 Peter 4:1-7
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-12 1 Peter 4:1-7
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-12 1 Peter 4:1-7
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-12 1 Peter 4:1-7
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That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-12 1 Peter 4:1-7
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The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-12 1 Peter 4:1-7
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Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-13 1 Peter 4:7-11
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Show hospitality to one another without complaining.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-13 1 Peter 4:7-11
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-13 1 Peter 4:7-11
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-13 1 Peter 4:7-11
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-01 1 Peter Intro
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-01 1 Peter Intro
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-14 1 Peter 4:12-18
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Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.Read from ESV · Studies in 1 Peter-14 1 Peter 4:12-18
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-14 1 Peter 4:12-18
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-14 1 Peter 4:12-18
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-14 1 Peter 4:12-18
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-14 1 Peter 4:12-18
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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-15 1 Peter 5:1-5
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-15 1 Peter 5:1-5
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not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-15 1 Peter 5:1-5
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And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-15 1 Peter 5:1-5
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-15 1 Peter 5:1-5
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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.Read from KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-17 1 Peter 5:6-14
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Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.Read from NKJV · Studies in 1 Peter-16 1 Peter 5:1-9
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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 KJV · Studies in 1 Peter-07 1 Peter 2:1-8