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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,

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unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

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who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,

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that 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:

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whom 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:

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receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.

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Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that [should come] unto you:

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searching 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.

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To 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.