And God will exalt you in due time, ¹  if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand ² 

He was foreknown ¹  before the foundation of the world but ²  was manifested in these last times ³  for your sake.

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

This brings you great joy, ¹  although you may have to suffer ²  for a short time in various trials.

in that he spends the rest of his time ¹  on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house ¹  of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate ²  of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

They probed ¹  into what person or time ²  the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ ³  and his subsequent glory. ⁴ 

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 ¹  in reverence.

For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians ¹  desire. ²  You lived then ³  in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, ⁴  and wanton idolatries. ⁵ 

For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,

because you are attaining the goal of your faith – the salvation of your souls.

Like obedient children, do not comply with ¹  the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, ² 

Live ¹  as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves. ² 

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, ¹  is on the prowl looking for someone ²  to devour.

You ¹  once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, ²  but now you have received mercy.

But set Christ ¹  apart ²  as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. ³ 

¹ Because Christ also suffered ²  once for sins, the just for the unjust, ³  to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but ⁴  by being made alive in the spirit. ⁵ 

after they were disobedient long ago ¹  when God patiently waited ²  in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark ³  a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.

And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ ¹  will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. ² 

They were shown ¹  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.