ΠΕΤΡΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ First Epistle of Peter the T heologian

CHAPTER 1

| 1 | πετρος |  | αποστολος |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | εκλεκτοις |  | παρεπιδημοις |
|  | Peter, |  | apostle |  | of Jesus |  | Christ, |  | to [the] elect |  | sojourners |

διασπορας |  | ποντου |  | γαλατιας |  | καππαδοκιας |  | ασιας |  | και |  | βιθυνιας |  |
of [the] dispersion |  | of Pontus, |  | of Galatia, |  | of Cappadocia, |  | of Asia, |  | and |  | Bithynia, |  |

| 2 | κατα |  | προγνωσιν |  | θεου |  | πατρος |  | εν |  | αγιασμω |  | πνευματος |  | εις |
|  | according to |  | [the] foreknowledge |  | of God |  | [the] Father, |  | by |  | sanctification |  | of [the] Spirit, |  | unto |

υπακοην |  | και |  | ραντισμον |  | αιματος |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | χαρις |  | υμιν |  | και |
[the] obedience |  | and |  | sprinkling |  | of [the] blood |  | of Jesus |  | Christ: |  | Grace |  | to you |  | and |

ειρηνη |  | πληθυνθειη |  |
peace |  | be multiplied. |  |

| 3 | ευλογητος |  | ο |  | θεος |  | και |  | πατηρ |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | ο |
|  | Blessed [be] |  | the |  | God |  | and |  | Father |  | of our Lord |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |  | Christ, |  | who |

κατα |  | το |  | πολυ |  | αυτου |  | ελεος |  | αναγεννησας |  | ημας |  | εις |  | ελπιδα |  | ζωσαν |
according to |  | his great |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | mercy |  | begat again 2 |  | us 1 |  | to |  | a hope 2 |  | living 1 |

δι |  | αναστασεως |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | εκ |  | νεκρων |  |
through |  | [the] resurrection |  | of Jesus |  | Christ |  | from among |  | [the] dead, |  |

| 4 | εις |  | κληρονομιαν |  | αφθαρτον |  | και |  | αμιαντον |  | και |  | αμαραντον |  | τετηρημενην |
|  | to |  | an inheritance |  | incorruptible |  | and |  | undefiled |  | and |  | unfading, |  | reserved |

εν |  | ουρανοις |  | εις |  | ημας |  |
in |  | [the] heavens |  | for |  | us, |  |

| 5 | τους |  | εν |  | δυναμει |  | θεου |  | φρουρουμενους |  | δια |  | πιστεως |  | εις |  | σωτηριαν |
|  | who |  | by |  | [the] power |  | of God |  | [are] being guarded |  | through |  | faith, |  | for |  | salvation |

ετοιμην |  | αποκαλυφθηναι |  | εν |  | καιρω |  | εσχατω |  |
ready |  | to be revealed |  | in |  | [the] time 2 |  | last. 1 |  |

| 6 | εν |  | ω |  | αγαλλιασθε |  | ολιγον |  | αρτι |  | ει |  | δεον |  | εστιν |
|  | Wherein |  | ♦ |  | ye exult, |  | for a little while |  | at present, |  | if |  | necessary |  | it is, |

λυπηθεντες |  | εν |  | ποικιλοις |  | πειρασμοις |  |
having been put to grief |  | in |  | various |  | trials, |  |

| 7 | ινα |  | το |  | δοκιμιον |  | υμων |  | της |  | πιστεως |  | πολυ |  | τιμιωτερον |  | χρυσιου |  | του |
|  | that |  | the |  | proving |  | of your |  | ♦ |  | faith, |  | (much |  | more precious |  | than gold |  | that |

απολλυμενου |  | δια |  | πυρος |  | δε |  | δοκιμαζομενου |  | ευρεθη |  | εις |  | επαινον |  | και |
perishes,) |  | by 2 |  | fire 3 |  | though 1 |  | being proved, |  | be found |  | to |  | praise |  | and |

τιμην |  | και |  | δοξαν |  | εν |  | αποκαλυψει |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  |
honour |  | and |  | glory, |  | in |  | [the] revelation |  | of Jesus |  | Christ, |  |

| 8 | ον |  | ουκ |  | ειδοτες |  | αγαπατε |  | εις |  | ον |  | αρτι |  | μη |  | ορωντες |  | πιστευοντες
|  | whom |  | not |  | having seen |  | ye love; |  | on |  | whom |  | now [though] |  | not |  | looking, |  | but believing,

| δε |  | αγαλλιασθε |  | χαρα |  | ανεκλαλητω |  | και |  | δεδοξασμενη |  |
| ♦ |  | ye exult |  | with joy |  | unspeakable |  | and |  | glorified, |  |

| 9 | κομιζομενοι |  | το |  | τελος |  | της |  | πιστεως |  | υμων |  | σωτηριαν |  | ψυχων |  |
|  | receiving |  | the |  | end |  | of your faith, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | [the] salvation |  | of [your] souls; |  |

| 10 | περι |  | ης |  | σωτηριας |  | εξεζητησαν |  | και |  | εξηρευνησαν |  | προφηται |  | οι |
|  | concerning |  | which |  | salvation |  | sought 9 out 10 |  | and 11 |  | searched 12 out 13 |  | prophets, 1 |  | who 2 |

περι |  | της |  | εις |  | υμας |  | χαριτος |  | προφητευσαντες |  |
of 4 |  | the 5 |  | towards 7 |  | you 8 |  | grace 6 |  | prophesied; 3 |  |

| 11 | ερευνωντες |  | εις |  | τινα |  | η |  | ποιον |  | καιρον |  | εδηλου |  | το |  | εν |  | αυτοις |
|  | searching |  | to |  | what |  | or |  | what manner of |  | time |  | was 7 signifying 8 |  | the 1 |  | in 5 |  | them 6 |

πνευμα |  | χριστου |  | προμαρτυρομενον |  | τα |  | εις |  | χριστον |  | παθηματα |
Spirit 2 |  | of 3 Christ, 4 |  | testifying beforehand of |  | the [belonging] 2 |  | to 3 |  | Christ 4 |  | sufferings, 1 |

και |  | τας |  | μετα |  | ταυτα |  | δοξας |  |
and |  | the |  | after 2 |  | these 3 |  | glories; 1 |  |

| 12 | οις |  | απεκαλυφθη |  | οτι |  | ουχ |  | εαυτοις |  | ημιν |  | δε |  | διηκονουν |  | αυτα |
|  | to whom |  | it was revealed, |  | that |  | not |  | to themselves |  | to 2 us 3 |  | but 1 |  | were serving |  | those things, |

α |  | νυν |  | ανηγγελη |  | υμιν |  | δια |  | των |  | ευαγγελισαμενων |  | υμας |  | εν |
which |  | now |  | were announced |  | to you |  | by |  | those who |  | announced the glad tidings to |  | you |  | in |

πνευματι |  | αγιω |  | αποσταλεντι |  | απ |  | ουρανου |  | εις |  | α |  | επιθυμουσιν |  | αγγελοι |
[the] Spirit 2 |  | Holy 1 |  | sent |  | from |  | heaven, |  | into |  | which |  | desire 2 |  | angels 1 |

παρακυψαι |  |
to look. |  |

| 13 | διο |  | αναζωσαμενοι |  | τας |  | οσφυας |  | της |  | διανοιας |  | υμων |
|  | Wherefore |  | having girded up |  | the |  | loins |  | of your mind, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

νηφοντες |  | τελειως |  | ελπισατε |  | επι |  | την |  | φερομενην |  | υμιν |  | χαριν |  | εν |
being sober, |  | perfectly |  | hope |  | in |  | the |  | being 2 brought 3 |  | to 4 you 5 |  | grace 1 |  | at |

αποκαλυψει |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  |
[the] revelation |  | of Jesus |  | Christ; |  |

| 14 | ως |  | τεκνα |  | υπακοης |  | μη |  | συσχηματιζομενοι |  | ταις |  | προτερον |  | εν |
|  | as |  | children |  | of obedience, |  | not |  | fashioning yourselves |  | to the |  | former |  | in 2 |

τη |  | αγνοια |  | υμων |  | επιθυμιαις |  |
your 3 ignorance 4 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | desires; 1 |  |

| 15 | αλλα |  | κατα |  | τον |  | καλεσαντα |  | υμας |  | αγιον |  | και |  | αυτοι |  | αγιοι |  | εν |
|  | but |  | according as |  | he who |  | called |  | you |  | [is] holy, |  | also |  | yourselves 3 |  | holy 4 |  | in 5 |

παση |  | αναστροφη |  | γενηθητε |  |
all 6 |  | [your] 7 conduct 8 |  | be 1 ye; 2 |  |

| 16 | διοτι |  | γεγραπται |  | αγιοι |  | γενεσθε |  | οτι |  | εγω |  | αγιος |  | ειμι |  |
|  | because |  | it has been written, |  | Holy 3 |  | be 1 ye, 2 |  | because |  | I |  | holy 2 |  | am. 1 |  |

| 17 | και |  | ει |  | πατερα |  | επικαλεισθε |  | τον |  | απροσωποληπτως |  | κρινοντα |
|  | And |  | if |  | [as] Father |  | ye call on |  | him who |  | without regard of persons |  | judges |

κατα |  | το |  | εκαστου |  | εργον |  | εν |  | φοβω |  | τον |  | της |  | παροικιας |  | υμων |
according to |  | the |  | of 2 each 3 |  | work, 1 |  | in |  | fear |  | the |  | of 2 your 3 sojourn 4 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

χρονον |  | αναστραφητε |  |
time 1 |  | pass ye, |  |

| 18 | ειδοτες |  | οτι |  | ου |  | φθαρτοις |  | αργυριω |  | η |  | χρυσιω |  | ελυτρωθητε |  | εκ |
|  | knowing |  | that |  | not |  | by corruptible things, |  | by silver |  | or |  | by gold, |  | ye were redeemed |  | from |

της |  | ματαιας |  | υμων |  | αναστροφης |  | πατροπαραδοτου |  |
your vain |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | manner of life |  | handed down from [your] fathers, |  |

| 19 | αλλα |  | τιμιω |  | αιματι |  | ως |  | αμνου |  | αμωμου |  | και |  | ασπιλου |
|  | but |  | by precious |  | blood |  | as |  | of a lamb |  | without blemish |  | and |  | without spot [the blood] |

χριστου |  |
of Christ: |  |

| 20 | προεγνωσμενου |  | μεν |  | προ |  | καταβολης |  | κοσμου |  | φανερωθεντος |  | δε
|  | having been foreknown |  | indeed |  | before |  | [the] foundation |  | of [the] world, |  | but manifested |  | ♦

| επ |  | εσχατων |  | των |  | χρονων |  | δι |  | υμας |  |
| at |  | [the] last |  | ♦ |  | times |  | for the sake of |  | you, |  |

| 21 | τους |  | δι |  | αυτου |  | πιστευοντας |  | εις |  | θεον |  | τον |  | εγειραντα |  | αυτον |  | εκ |
|  | who |  | by |  | him |  | believe |  | in |  | God, |  | who |  | raised up |  | him |  | from among |

νεκρων |  | και |  | δοξαν |  | αυτω |  | δοντα |  | ωστε |  | την |  | πιστιν |  | υμων |  | και |  | ελπιδα |
[the] dead, |  | and |  | glory |  | to him |  | gave, |  | so as for |  | your faith |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | hope |

ειναι |  | εις |  | θεον |  |
to be |  | in |  | God. |  |

| 22 | τας |  | ψυχας |  | υμων |  | ηγνικοτες |  | εν |  | τη |  | υπακοη |  | της |  | αληθειας |  | δια |
|  | Your souls |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | having purified |  | by |  | ♦ |  | obedience |  | to the |  | truth |  | through |

πνευματος |  | εις |  | φιλαδελφιαν |  | ανυποκριτον |  | εκ |  | καθαρας |  | καρδιας |
[the] Spirit |  | to |  | brotherly love |  | unfeigned, |  | out of |  | pure 2 |  | a heart 1 |

αλληλους |  | αγαπησατε |  | εκτενως |  |
one another |  | love ye |  | fervently. |  |

| 23 | αναγεγεννημενοι |  | ουκ |  | εκ |  | σπορας |  | φθαρτης |  | αλλα |  | αφθαρτου |  | δια |
|  | Having been begotten again, |  | not |  | of |  | seed 2 |  | corruptible, 1 |  | but |  | of incorruptible, |  | by |

λογου |  | ζωντος |  | θεου |  | και |  | μενοντος |  | εις |  | τον |  | αιωνα |  |
[the] word |  | living 3 |  | of 1 God 2 |  | and |  | abiding |  | for ever. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 24 | διοτι |  | πασα |  | σαρξ |  | ως |  | χορτος |  | και |  | πασα |  | δοξα |  | ανθρωπου |  | ως |  | ανθος
|  | Because |  | all |  | flesh [is] |  | as |  | grass, |  | and |  | all |  | [the] glory |  | of man |  | as |  | [the] flower

| χορτου |  | εξηρανθη |  | ο |  | χορτος |  | και |  | το |  | ανθος |  | αυτου |  | εξεπεσεν |  |
| of grass. |  | Withered 3 |  | the 1 |  | grass, 2 |  | and |  | the |  | flower |  | of it |  | fell away; |  |

| 25 | το |  | δε |  | ρημα |  | κυριου |  | μενει |  | εις |  | τον |  | αιωνα |  | τουτο |  | δε |  | εστιν |  | το |
|  | but the |  | ♦ |  | word |  | of [the] Lord |  | abides |  | for ever. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | But this |  | ♦ |  | is |  | the |

ρημα |  | το |  | ευαγγελισθεν |  | εις |  | υμας |  |
word |  | which |  | was announced |  | to |  | you. |  |