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1 Peter · read by Keith Daniel
95 verses, in order. Only the verses Keith read aloud are shown.
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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · Persecution, Affliction, and Tribulation
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.Read from KJV · Examine Yourselves
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But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,Read from KJV · Examine Yourselves
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · First Epistle of John - Part 1
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but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.Read from NKJV · The Book of Romans Keith Daniel
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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 · Jesus Paid It All
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
1 Peter 2
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Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,Read from KJV · Jesus Paid It All
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · The Mightiest Weapon God Can Have at His Disposal
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Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of 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 KJV · Persecution, Affliction, and Tribulation
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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 · Marriage in the Christian Home - Part 1
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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 · (Montana) Daniel
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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 · Marriage in the Christian Home - Part 1
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Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,Read from KJV · The Five Smooth Stones
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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 · Marriage
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · The Five Smooth Stones
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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 · Marriage in the Christian Home - Part 1
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Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of 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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · (Montana) Daniel
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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 · 1st Epistle of 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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of 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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of 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 KJV · Persecution
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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 · Persecution, Affliction, and Tribulation
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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 · Persecution
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Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · The Moral Decline of Society
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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 · The Christian Race
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.Read from KJV · The Branch Cannot Bear Fruit of Itself
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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 · 1st Epistle of Peter
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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.Read from KJV · The Christian Race
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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 · The Book of Job (Video)
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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 KJV · Persecution, Affliction, and Tribulation
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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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 KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter
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Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.Read from KJV · 1st Epistle of Peter