But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.

who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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

For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

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

For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.

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

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.

in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.

For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries.

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.

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,

like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!

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.

And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.

In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,