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1 Peter · read by Phil Beach Jr.
73 verses, in order. Only the verses Phil 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 · Multiplied Grace
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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 ESV · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,Read from NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 · Gods Faithfulness in Trials - Ps 119_65
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.Read from KJV · Aware Willing Receive
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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 · Aware Willing Receive
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As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.Read from KJV · Aware Willing Receive
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But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,Read from KJV · Aware Willing Receive
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but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.Read from NKJV · Aware Willing Receive
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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 · Aware Willing Receive
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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 NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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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 · Psalm 119_9-16
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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 ESV · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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but the word of the Lord stands forever." And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.Read from NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
1 Peter 2
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Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.Read from NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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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 · Authority and Unbelief Part 3
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now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.Read from NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 NASB1995 · Empowered by the Holy Spirit Part 4
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 · The Heavenly Vision
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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 · The Heavenly Vision
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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 · The Attraction of Christ
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"He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth."Read from KJV · The Kind of Person God Can Use
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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 · The Attraction of Christ
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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 · The Heavenly Vision
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 · Inner Man Outer Man - 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 · Prayer - the Need for Prayer
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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 · Prayer - the Need for Prayer
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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 · Prayer - the Need for Prayer
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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 · Prayer - the Need for Prayer
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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 · Prayer - the Need for Prayer
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Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.Read from KJV · The Tongue
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Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.Read from KJV · The Dangers of Self Deception Part 2 - Hearers but Not Doers
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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 · The Dangers of Self Deception Part 2 - Hearers but Not Doers
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He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.Read from KJV · The Heavenly Vision
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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 · The Heavenly Vision
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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 · The Heavenly Vision
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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 NASB1995 · Ten Spiritual Disciplines
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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 NASB1995 · Ten Spiritual Disciplines
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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 · The Heavenly Vision
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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 Heavenly Vision
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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 · Authority and Unbelief Part 2
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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 · Judgment in the House of God - 1 Peter 4-17
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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 NASB1995 · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 ESV · God Uses Suffering for His Purpose
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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 · Are You a Murderer
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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 NASB1995 · Are You a Busy-Body?
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · The Tongue
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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 · The Tongue
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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 · The Word on Words
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 Trial of Your Faith - 1pet 5_8+1cor 3_13
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not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.Read from NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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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 · The Trial of Your Faith - 1pet 5_8+1cor 3_13
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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 Trial of Your Faith - 1pet 5_8+1cor 3_13
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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 · Love, Authority, and War
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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 · Gods Ultimate Satisfaction
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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 · The Trial of Your Faith - 1pet 5_8+1cor 3_13