1 Peter

  1 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory about to be revealed: 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not eager … Continue reading »

  1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has been released from sin, 2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh in the lusts of men, but in the will … Continue reading »

  1 Wives, likewise, be subject to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the Word, they, without a word, may be won by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they observe your pure behavior with fear. 3 Do not let your adornment be outward; arranging the hair, wearing gold, or … Continue reading »

  1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, … Continue reading »

  1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. 3 Blessed … Continue reading »