AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION (ASV 1901) • PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Peter Chapter 1
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
3Blessed `be' the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
7that the proof of your faith, `being' more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
8whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9receiving the end of your faith, `even' the salvation of `your' souls.
10Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that `should come' unto you:
11searching what `time' or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
12To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angel desire to look into.
13Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in `the time of' your ignorance:
15but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
16because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
17And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
18knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
19but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, `even the blood' of Christ:
20who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,
21who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
22Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:
23having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
24For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
25But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.
New TestamentGeneral Letters
5 Chapters Total1 Peter
Living with hope and integrity while facing persecution or suffering in a hostile world.
✝ CHRIST IN 1 PETER
Jesus is our suffering Savior who entrusted Himself to God and bore our sins on the tree.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
— 1 Peter 1:3 (ASV) (ASV)EXPOSITORY CHAPTER OUTLINE:
- 1 Pet 1–2:10: Our Living Hope and Precious Inheritance in Christ
- 1 Pet 2:11–3:22: Living with Good Conduct in Society, Marriage, and Trials
- 1 Pet 4–5: Suffering for Doing Good and Casting All Cares on God
CANONICAL BIBLE INDEX
66 Books of the Bible — Genesis to Revelation
Click any book below to read its complete chapters and expository guide in the American Standard Version (ASV 1901).
📜 OLD TESTAMENT (39 BOOKS)Genesis → Malachi
Genesis50chExodus40chLeviticus27chNumbers36chDeuteronomy34chJoshua24chJudges21chRuth4ch1 Samuel31ch2 Samuel24ch1 Kings22ch2 Kings25ch1 Chronicles29ch2 Chronicles36chEzra10chNehemiah13chEsther10chJob42chPsalms150chProverbs31chEcclesiastes12chSong of Solomon8chIsaiah66chJeremiah52chLamentations5chEzekiel48chDaniel12chHosea14chJoel3chAmos9chObadiah1chJonah4chMicah7chNahum3chHabakkuk3chZephaniah3chHaggai2chZechariah14chMalachi4ch
✝️ NEW TESTAMENT (27 BOOKS)Matthew → Revelation
Matthew28chMark16chLuke24chJohn21chActs28chRomans16ch1 Corinthians16ch2 Corinthians13chGalatians6chEphesians6chPhilippians4chColossians4ch1 Thessalonians5ch2 Thessalonians3ch1 Timothy6ch2 Timothy4chTitus3chPhilemon1chHebrews13chJames5ch1 Peter5ch2 Peter3ch1 John5ch2 John1ch3 John1chJude1chRevelation22ch