8. whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory,
9. receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10. Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;
11. searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which belonged to Christ, and the glories after these.
12. To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by theHoly Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into.
13. Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, be sober and hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace which will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14. as children of obedience, not conformed to your former lusts in your ignorance;
15. but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation;
16. because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.
17. And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,
18. knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from your fathers,
19. but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, the blood of Christ,
20. foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,
21. who by him do believe on God, who has raised him from among the dead and given him glory, that your faith and hope should be in God.
22. Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;
23. being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the living and abiding word of God.
24. Because all flesh is as grass, and all its glory as the flower of grass. The grass has withered and its flower has fallen;
25. but the word of the Lord abides for eternity. But this is the word which in the glad tidings is preached to you.