베드로전서 1

1예수 그리스도의 사도 베드로는 본도, 갈라디아, 갑바도기아, 아시아와 비두니아 에 흩어진 나그네 2곧 하나님 아버지의 미리 아심을 따라 성령의 거룩하게 하심으로 순종함과 예수 그리스도의 피 뿌림을 얻기 위하여 택하심을 입은 자들에게 편지하노니 은혜와 평강이 너희에게 더욱 많을지어다 3찬송하리로다 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 아버지 하나님이 그 많으신 긍휼대로 예수 그리스도의 죽은 자 가운데서 부활하심으로 말미암아 우리를 거듭나게 하사 산 소망이 있게 하시며 4썩지 않고 더럽지 않고 쇠하지 아니하는 기업을 잇게 하시나니 곧 너희를 위하여 하늘에 간직하신 것이라 5너희가 말세에 나타내기로 예비하신 구원을 얻기 위하여 믿음으로 말미암아 하나님의 능력으로 보호하심을 입었나니 6그러므로 너희가 이제 여러 가지 시험을 인하여 잠간 근심하게 되지 않을 수 없었으나 오히려 크게 기뻐하도다 7너희 믿음의 시련이 불로 연단하여도 없어질 금보다 더 귀하여 예수 그리스도의 나타나실 때에 칭찬과 영광과 존귀를 얻게 하려 함이라 8예수를 너희가 보지 못하였으나 사랑하는도다 이제도 보지 못하나 믿고 말할 수 없는 영광스러운 즐거움으로 기뻐하니 9믿음의 결국 곧 영혼의 구원을 받음이라 10이 구원에 대하여는 너희에게 임할 은혜를 예언하던 선지자들이 연구하고 부지런히 살펴서 11자기 속에 계신 그리스도의 영이 그 받으실 고난과 후에 얻으실 영광을 미리 증거하여 어느 시, 어떠한 때를 지시하시는지 상고하니라 12이 섬긴 바가 자기를 위한 것이 아니요 너희를 위한 것임이 계시로 알게 되었으니 이것은 하늘로부터 보내신 성령을 힘입어 복음을 전하는 자들로 이제 너희에게 고한 것이요 천사들도 살펴 보기를 원하는 것이니라 13그러므로 너희 마음의 허리를 동이고 근신하여 예수 그리스도의 나타나실 때에 너희에게 가져올 은혜를 온전히 바랄지어다 14너희가 순종하는 자식처럼 이전 알지 못할 때에 좇던 너희 사욕을 본 삼지 말고 15오직 너희를 부르신 거룩한 자처럼 너희도 모든 행실에 거룩한 자가 되라 16기록하였으되 내가 거룩하니 너희도 거룩할지어다 하셨느니라 17외모로 보시지 않고 각 사람의 행위대로 판단하시는 자를 너희가 아버지라 부른즉 너희의 나그네로 있을 때를 두려움으로 지내라 18너희가 알거니와 너희 조상의 유전한 망령된 행실에서 구속된 것은 은이나 금 같이 없어질 것으로 한 것이 아니요 19오직 흠 없고 점 없는 어린 양 같은 그리스도의 보배로운 피로 한 것이니라 20그는 창세 전부터 미리 알리신 바 된 자나 이 말세에 너희를 위하여 나타내신 바 되었으니 21너희는 저를 죽은 자 가운데서 살리시고 영광을 주신 하나님을 그리스도로 말미암아 믿는 자니 너희 믿음과 소망이 하나님께 있게 하셨느니라 22너희가 진리를 순종함으로 너희 영혼을 깨끗하게 하여 거짓이 없이 형제를 사랑하기에 이르렀으니 마음으로 뜨겁게 피차 사랑하라 23너희가 거듭난 것이 썩어질 씨로 된 것이 아니요 썩지 아니할 씨로 된 것이니 하나님의 살아 있고 항상 있는 말씀으로 되었느니라 24그러므로 모든 육체는 풀과 같고 그 모든 영광이 풀의 꽃과 같으니 풀은 마르고 꽃은 떨어지되 25오직 주의 말씀은 세세토록 있도다 하였으니 너희에게 전한 복음이 곧 이 말씀이니라

1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you, 5who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials, 7that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ— 8whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory— 9receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them. 12To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into. 13Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ— 14as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance, 15but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; 16because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.” 17If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear: 18knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers, 19but with precious blood, as of a faultless and pure lamb, the blood of Christ; 20who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake, 21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God. 22Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently: 23having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. 24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls; 25but the Lord’s word endures forever.” This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

1Petrus, een apostel van Jezus Christus, aan de vreemdelingen, verstrooid in Pontus, Galatie, Kappadocie, Azie en Bithynie, 2Den uitverkorenen naar de voorkennis van God den Vader, in de heiligmaking des Geestes, tot gehoorzaamheid en besprenging des bloeds van Jezus Christus; genade en vrede zij u vermenigvuldigd. 3Geloofd zij de God en Vader van onzen Heere Jezus Christus, Die naar Zijn grote barmhartigheid ons heeft wedergeboren, tot een levende hoop, door de opstanding van Jezus Christus uit de doden. 4Tot een onverderfelijke, en onbevlekkelijke, en onverwelkelijke erfenis, die in de hemelen bewaard is voor u, 5Die in de kracht Gods bewaard wordt door het geloof tot de zaligheid, die bereid is, om geopenbaard te worden in den laatsten tijd. 6In welke gij u verheugt, nu een weinig tijds (zo het nodig is) bedroefd zijnde door menigerlei verzoekingen; 7Opdat de beproeving uws geloofs, die veel kostelijker is dan van het goud, hetwelk vergaat en door het vuur beproefd wordt, bevonden worde te zijn tot lof, en eer, en heerlijkheid, in de openbaring van Jezus Christus; 8Denwelken gij niet gezien hebt, en nochtans liefhebt, in Denwelken gij nu, hoewel Hem niet ziende, maar gelovende, u verheugt met een onuitsprekelijke en heerlijke vreugde; 9Verkrijgende het einde uws geloofs, namelijk de zaligheid der zielen. 10Van welke zaligheid ondervraagd en onderzocht hebben de profeten, die geprofeteerd hebben van de genade, aan u geschied; 11Onderzoekende, op welke of hoedanigen tijd de Geest van Christus, Die in hen was, beduidde en te voren getuigde, het lijden, dat op Christus komen zou, en de heerlijkheid daarna volgende. 12Denwelken geopenbaard is, dat zij niet zichzelven, maar ons bedienden deze dingen, die u nu aangediend zijn bij degenen, die u het Evangelie verkondigd hebben door den Heilige Geest, Die van den hemel gezonden is; in welke dingen de engelen begerig zijn in te zien. 13Daarom opschortende de lenden uws verstands, en nuchteren zijnde, hoopt volkomenlijk op de genade, die u toegebracht wordt in de openbaring van Jezus Christus. 14Als gehoorzame kinderen, wordt niet gelijkvormig aan de begeerlijkheden, die te voren in uw onwetendheid waren; 15Maar gelijk Hij, Die u geroepen heeft, heilig is, zo wordt ook gijzelven heilig in al uw wandel; 16Daarom dat er geschreven is: Zijt heilig, want Ik ben heilig. 17En indien gij tot een Vader aanroept Dengene, Die zonder aanneming des persoons oordeelt naar eens iegelijks werk, zo wandelt in vreze den tijd uwer inwoning; 18Wetende dat gij niet door vergankelijke dingen, zilver of goud, verlost zijt uit uw ijdele wandeling, die u van de vaderen overgeleverd is; 19Maar door het dierbaar bloed van Christus, als van een onbestraffelijk en onbevlekt Lam; 20Dewelke wel voorgekend is geweest voor de grondlegging der wereld, maar geopenbaard is in deze laatste tijden om uwentwil, 21Die door Hem gelooft in God, Welke Hem opgewekt heeft uit de doden, en Hem heerlijkheid gegeven heeft, opdat uw geloof en hoop op God zijn zou. 22Hebbende dan uw zielen gereinigd in de gehoorzaamheid der waarheid, door den Geest, tot ongeveinsde broederlijke liefde, zo hebt elkander vuriglijk lief uit een rein hart; 23Gij, die wedergeboren zijt, niet uit vergankelijk, maar uit onvergankelijk zaad, door het levende en eeuwig blijvende Woord van God. 24Want alle vlees is als gras, en alle heerlijkheid des mensen is als een bloem van het gras. Het gras is verdord, en zijn bloem is afgevallen; 25Maar het Woord des Heeren blijft in der eeuwigheid; en dit is het Woord, dat onder u verkondigd is.