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

but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.”

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

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

but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

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.

You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,

And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residing abroad (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, and Bithynia) who are chosen

This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme