By raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on.
(1 Peter 1:3, Contemporary English Version)
Because of his great mercy, he gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from the dead.
(1 Peter 1:3, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Have your minds ready for action.
(1 Peter 1:13)
Be alert and think straight!
(1 Peter 1:13, Contemporary English Version)
Obey God because you are his children.
(1 Peter 1:14, Living Bible)
Don’t let your lives be controlled by your desires.
(1 Peter 1:14, Contemporary English Version)
Be holy in all that you do, just as God who called you is holy.
(1 Peter 1:15)
God doesn’t have favorites! He judges all people by what they do. So you must honor God while you live as strangers here on earth.
(1 Peter 1:17, Contemporary English Version)
You were set free by the costly sacrifice of Christ, who was like a lamb without defect or spot.
(1 Peter 1:19, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Love one another earnestly with all your heart.
(1 Peter 1:22)
Don’t be jealous or say cruel thing about others. Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved.
(1 Peter 2:1-2, Contemporary English Version)
Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk.
(1 Peter 2:2 Good News Bible)
Come to the Lord, the living stone rejected as worthless by men, buy chosen as valuable by God.
(1 Peter 2:4, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple.
(1 Peter 2:5, Good News Bible)
You are the chosen race, the King’s priests, the holy nation, God’s own people, chose to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you from the darkness into his own marvelous light.
(1 Peter 2:9, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
(1 Peter 2:9, Contemporary English Version)
You are only visitors here.
(1 Peter 2:11, Living Bible)
Do not give in to bodily passions, which are always at war against the soul.
(1 Peter 2:11, Good News Bible)
You are foreigners and strangers on this earth.
(1 Peter 2:11, Contemporary English Version)
Always let others see you behaving properly.
(1 Peter 2:12, Contemporary English Version)
God wants you to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by the good things you do.
(1 Peter 2:15)
God wants you to silence stupid sand ignorant people by doing right.
(1 Peter 2:15, Contemporary English Version)
Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil.
(1 Peter 2:16)
You are free, but still you are God’s servants, and you must not use your freedom as an excuse for doing wrong.
(1 Peter 2:16, Contemporary English Version)
Respect everyone, love your fellow believers, have reverence for God.
(1 Peter 2:17, Good News Bible)
If you endure suffering even when you have done right, God will bless you for it.
(1 Peter 2:20, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness.
(1 Peter 2:24, Good News Bible)
You must all have the same thoughts and the same feelings; love one another as brothers, and be kind and humble with one another. Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead pay back with a blessing.
(1 Peter 3:8-9)
Don’t be hateful and insult people just because they are hateful and insult you. Instead, treat everyone with kindness.
(1 Peter 3:9, Contemporary English Version)
If you want a happy, good life, keep control of your tongue.
(1 Peter 3:10, Living Bible)
Even if you should suffer for doing what is right, how happy you are! Do not be afraid of men, and do not worry. But have reverence for Christ in your hearts, and make him your Lord. Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you. But do it with gentleness and respect.
(1 Peter 3:14-16, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Even if you have to suffer for doing good things, God will bless you.
(1 Peter 3:14, Contemporary English Version)
Honor Christ and let him be the Lord of your life.
(1 Peter 3:15, Contemporary English Version)
Always be ready to give an answer when someone asks you about your hope.
(1 Peter 3:15, Contemporary English Version)
Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you, but do it with gentleness and respect.
(1 Peter 3:15-16)
It is better to suffer for doing good … than for doing evil.
(1 Peter 3:17, Good News Bible)
You are better off to obey God and suffer for doing right than to suffer for doing wrong.
(1 Peter 3:17, Contemporary English Version)
Baptism saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(1 Peter 3:21, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Baptism is more than just washing your body. It means turning to God with a clear conscience.
(1 Peter 3:21, Contemporary English Version)
Whoever suffers physically is no longer involved with sin.
(1 Peter 4:1. Good News Bible)
You must live the rest of your earthly lives controlled by God’s will and not by human desires.
(1 Peter 4:2, Good News Bible)
You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray.
(1 Peter 4:7, Good News Bible)
Above all things, have intense love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
(1 Peter 4:8, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
You must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.
(1 Peter 4:8, Contemporary English Version)
Each one, as a good manager of God’s different gifts, must use for the god of others the special gift he has received from God.
(1 Peter 4:10, Good News Bible)
Use your gifts well.
(1 Peter 4:10, Contemporary English Version)
Everything should be done in a way that will bring honor to God.
(1 Peter 4:11, Contemporary English Version)
If you suffer because you are a Christian, don’t be ashamed of it, but thank God that you bear Christ’s name.
(1 Peter 4:16, Good News Bible)
Don’t be ashamed to suffer for being a Christian.
(1 Peter 4:16, Contemporary English Version)
Do your work, not for mere pay, but from a real desire to serve.
(1 Peter 5:2)
Be examples to the flock.
(1 Peter 5:3, Good News Bible)
God gives special blessings to those who are humble, but sets himself against those who are proud.
(1 Peter 5:5, Living Bible)
All of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one another.
(1 Peter 5:5, Good News Bible)
Everyone should be humble toward everyone else.
(1 Peter 5:5, Contemporary English Version)
Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you.
(1 Peter 5:7, Good News Bible)
God cares for you, so turn all your worries over to him.
(1 Peter 5:7, Contemporary English Version)
God shows undeserved kindness to everyone.
(1 Peter 5:10, Contemporary English Version)
You will suffer for a while, but God will make you complete, steady, strong , and firm.
(1 Peter 5:10, Contemporary English Version)
The God of all grace, who calls you to share his eternal glory in union with Christ, will himself perfect you, and give you firmness, strength, and a sure foundation.
(1 Peter 5:10, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)