You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.

but the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.

or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good.

Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and sinners?

So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight,

When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.

But in fact, if you happen to suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them or be shaken.

Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God’s standards.

You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.

And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.