1 Peter 1:3
New Birth to Joy and Holiness
1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:7
1:7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith,
which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away
– and will bring praise
and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 1:12
1:12 They were shown
that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
1 Peter 3:20
3:20 after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.