I.
Introduction — to the sojourning believers under the operation of the Triune God
1:1-2
1 Pet. 1
:1
1:1
1aPeter, an
2bapostle of Jesus Christ, to the
3csojourners of the
4ddispersion of
5ePontus,
fGalatia, Cappadocia,
gAsia, and
hBithynia,
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1:2
1aChosen 2according to the
3bforeknowledge of God the Father
4in the
5csanctification of the Spirit
6unto the
7dobedience and
8esprinkling of the
9blood of Jesus Christ:
10Grace to you and
11peace be
12fmultiplied.
II.
The full salvation of the Triune God and its issues
1:3-25
A.
The Father's regeneration — unto a living hope, an inheritance kept in the heavens and ready to be revealed at the last time
vv. 3-9
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:3
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1aBlessed be the
2God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great
3bmercy has
4cregenerated us
5unto a
6living dhope 7through the
eresurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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1Unto an
2ainheritance,
3incorruptible and undefiled and
bunfading,
4ckept in the heavens for you,
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Who are being
1aguarded 2by the power of God
3through faith
4unto a
5salvation ready to be
brevealed at the
6clast time;
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1:6
In which
1time you
aexult, though for a
blittle while at present, if it must be, you have been made sorrowful by various
2ctrials,
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So that the
1aproving of your faith,
2much more
3precious than of gold which perishes though it is
bproved by fire, may be found
4unto cpraise and
dglory and honor at the
5erevelation of Jesus Christ;
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Whom having not
aseen, you
1blove;
2into whom though not seeing
Him at present, yet
3cbelieving, you
dexult with
4joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,
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:9
1:9
1Receiving the end of your faith, the
asalvation of your
2bsouls.
B.
The Spirit's application — through the prophets' prophesying and the apostles' preaching
vv. 10-12
1 Pet. 1
:10
1:10
Concerning this salvation the
1aprophets, who prophesied concerning the
2grace that was to come unto you, sought and searched diligently,
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1:11
1Searching into
2what time or what manner of time the Spirit
3of Christ in them was making clear, testifying beforehand of the
4sufferings 5of Christ and the
6glories after these.
1 Pet. 1
:12
1:12
To them it was revealed that not to themselves but to you they ministered
1these things, which have now been announced to you through those who
2preached the gospel to you by the Holy
aSpirit sent from heaven, which things angels long to
3look into.
C.
Christ's redemption — unto a holy life by the holy nature and unto brotherly love through purification by the sanctifying truth, based on regeneration by the incorruptible seed through the living word of God
vv. 13-25
1 Pet. 1
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1:13
1Therefore agirding up the loins of your mind
and being
2bsober, set your
3hope perfectly on the
4cgrace being brought to you at the
drevelation of Jesus Christ.
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1:14
As children of
aobedience, do not be
1fashioned according to the former
blusts in your
cignorance;
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1:15
But according to the
1Holy One who
acalled you, you yourselves also
2be bholy in all
your cmanner of life;
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:16
1:16
Because it is written,"You shall be
aholy because I am holy.''
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1:17
And if you call
as 1aFather the One who
bwithout respect of persons
2cjudges according to each one's
3work, pass the time of your
dsojourning in
4efear,
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1:18
Knowing that
it was not with corruptible things, with
1asilver or gold,
that you were
bredeemed cfrom your
2dvain manner of life handed down from your fathers,
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1:19
But with
1precious ablood, as of a
blamb cwithout blemish and without spot,
the blood of Christ;
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1:20
Who was
1aforeknown bbefore the foundation of the world but has been
cmanifested in the
2dlast of times for your sake,
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1:21
Who 1through Him believe into God, who
araised Him from the dead and
2gave Him
bglory, so that your
3faith and
chope are in God.
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:22
1:22
Since you have
1purified your
2asouls by your obedience to the
3truth unto unfeigned
4bbrotherly love, love one another
5from a pure heart fervently,
1 Pet. 1
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1:23
1Having been
aregenerated not of corruptible
2bseed but of incorruptible, through
the cliving and abiding word of God.
1 Pet. 1
:24
1:24
For"all
1flesh is like
agrass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass has withered, and the flower has fallen off,
1 Pet. 1
:25
1:25
But the
1word of the
2Lord abides forever.'' And this is the
aword which has been announced to you as the
3bgospel.
