1 Peter 1 Petrou A 1
1Petros apostolos Iēsu Christou eklektoi parepidēmoi diasporau Pontou, Galatiau, Kappadokiau, Asiau, kai Bithuniau,Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen 2kata prognōsian theou patrou, en hagiasmo pneumeu, eis hupakoan kai rantismon haimeu Iēsu Christou; charitas vi kai eirēnas plēthunitoia.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.
3Eulogētos tos theos kai patros tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou, tos kata tem pollem autou elesem anagennarantos nin eis elpidan zōarōntan dia anastasiau Iēsu Christou ek nekroiu,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, 4eis klēronomian afthartan kai amiantan kai amarantan, tērorēntan en ouranoi eis vinand into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, 5toin en dunamia theou frourorōntoin dia pistiau eis sōtērēan hetoiman apokaluptira en kairo eschato.who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6en ho agalliovō, oligem arti ei ⸀darōntem lupirantois en poikiloi peirasmoi,In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials 7hina tem dokimiem vu tau pistiau ⸀polutimoterem chrusieu teu apolorōnteu dia pureu de dokimazorōnteu heuriskiteia eis epainon kai ⸂doxan kai timan⸃ en apokalupsia Iēsu Christou.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. 8hon ouk ⸀horarantois agapavō, eis hon arti mē horarōntois pisteuarōntois de ⸀agalliovō chara aneklalēta kai doxazorēnta,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, 9komizorōntois tem telem tau pistiau ⸀vu sōtērēan psuchaiu.now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10Peri hau sōtērēau ekzētala kai exeraunala profētois tois peri tau eis vin charitau profēteuarantois,Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, 11eraunarōntois eis tinon ē poion kairon dēlate tem en autoi pneumem Christou promarturorōntem teim eis Christon pathēmeim kai tain meta houteim doxain;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. 12hoi apokaluptita hoti ouk heautoi vi de diakonale auteim, heim nun anangelita vi dia toiu euangelizerantoiu ⸀vin pneume hagie apostelirante apo ouranou, eis heim epithumalō angelois parakuptara.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.
13Dio anazōnerantois tain osfuain tau dianoiau vu, nēfarōntois teleiōs, elpizavar epi tan ferorōntan vi charitan en apokalupsia Iēsu Christou.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. 14hōs tekneim hupakoau, mē suschēmatizorōntois tai proterem en ta agnoia vu epithumiai,As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. 15alla kata ton kalaranton vin hagion kai autois hagiois en panta anastrofa genivar,But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, 16dioti grafotē ⸀hoti Hagiois ⸀evi, hoti mis ⸀hagios.for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17Kai ei patron epikalovō ton aprosōpolēmptōs krinarōnton kata tem hekastou ergem, en fobo ton tau paroikiau vu chronon anastrefivar;Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners. 18oidarēntois hoti ouk fthartei, argurie ē chrusie, lutriva ek tau mataiau vu anastrofau patroparadotau,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, 19alla timie haime hōs amnou amōmou kai aspilou Christou,but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. 20prognōskorēntou men pro katabolau kosmou, fanerirantou de epi ⸀eschatou toiu chronoiu dia vinHe was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. 21toin dia autou ⸀pistoin eis theon ton egeraranton auton ek nekroiu kai doxan auto dōaranton, hōste tan pistian vu kai elpidan arō eis theon.Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
22Tain psuchain vu hagnizarēntois en ta hupakoa tau ⸀alētheiau eis filadelfian anupokritan ⸀ek kardiau allēloin agapavar ektenōs,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. 23anagennorēntois ouk ek sporau fthartau alla afthartau, dia logou zōarōntou theou kai ⸀menarōntou;For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24dioti pantas sarkas hōs chortos, kai pantas doxas ⸀autau hōs anthem chortou; xēranita tos chortos, kai tem ⸀anthem ekpiptata;For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25tem de rēmem kuriou menatō eis ton aiōnon. houtem de atō tem rēmem tem euangelizirantem eis vin.but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
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6 ⸀darōntem some edd. +atō. 7 ⸀polutimoterem Byz πολὺ τιμιώτερον. ⸂doxan kai timan⸃ Byz timan kai eis doxan. 8 ⸀horarantois Byz oidarēntois. ⸀agalliovō mod. edd. ἀγαλλιᾶτε. 9 ⸀vu mod. edd. omit. 12 ⸀vin some edd. +en. 16 ⸀hoti some edd. omit. ⸀evi Byz genovōr. ⸀hagios some edd. +amō. 20 ⸀eschatou Byz ἐσχάτων. 21 ⸀pistoin Byz pisteuarōntoin. 22 ⸀alētheiau Byz +dia pneumeu. ⸀ek some edd. +katharau. 23 ⸀menarōntou Byz +eis ton aiōnon. 24 ⸀autau Byz anthrōpou. ⸀anthem Byz +αὐτοῦ.