1 Petros, ambassador of Yahshua Christ, to the elect sojourners of the dispersion of Pontos, Galatia, Kappadokia, Asia and Bithunia,2 according to the foreknowledge of Father Yahweh in a sanctification of the Spirit in obedience and a sprinkling of the blood of Yahshua Christ: favor to you and peace be multiplied.3 Blessed is Yahweh, even the Father of our Prince Yahshua Christ, who according to His great mercy has engendered us from above into a living hope through the resurrection of Yahshua Christ from among the dead,4 for an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, being kept in the heavens for us5 who are being preserved by the power of Yahweh through faith for a salvation prepared to be revealed in the last time.6 In which you must rejoice, if for a short time now it is necessary being pained by various trials,7 in order that the test of your faith, much more valuable than gold which is destroyed even being tested by fire, would be found in praise and honor and dignity at the revelation of Yahshua Christ,8 whom not having seen you love, in whom now not seeing but believing you rejoice with an indescribable and illustrious joy,9 acquiring the result of your faith: preservation of your souls.10 Concerning which preservation the prophets enquired and examined, those having prophesied concerning the favor which is for you,11 seeking for which things or what time the Spirit of Christ in them indicated, testifying beforehand the sufferings for Christ and the honors after these things.12 To whom it had been revealed that not for themselves, but for you they furnished these things, things which are now reported to you through those announcing the good message to you in the Holy Spirit having been sent from heaven, things which the messengers desire to peer into.13 On which account girding up the loins of your minds, being absolutely sober you must have hope upon the favor being brought to you in the revelation of Yahshua Christ,14 as obedient children not being conformed to the former desires in your ignorance15 but according to the Holy One who has called you, you yourselves must also be holy in all conduct,16 since it is written that "You must be holy, because I am holy".17 And if you call upon the Father, who without respect for the stature of persons judges each according to work, you must conduct yourselves in fear for the time of your sojourn,18 knowing that not with corruptible things - with silver or gold - have you been redeemed from out of your vain conduct handed down by your fathers,19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb blameless and spotless,20 indeed having been foreknown before the foundation of Society, but being made manifest upon the last times on account of you,21 those who through Him believe in Yahweh who has raised Him from among the dead and has given honor to Him, consequently for your faith and hope to be in Yahweh.22 Your souls having been purified in the obedience of the truth for brotherly love without hypocrisy, from of a pure heart you should love one another earnestly,23 being engendered from above not from corruptible parentage, but from incorruptible, by the Word of Yahweh who lives and abides,24 since "All flesh is as grass and all of its glory as a flower of grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,25 but that which is spoken by Yahweh abides for eternity." Now this is that which is spoken, which is announced to you.