1 Peter 1:3-6

 

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!

In his great mercy he has given us new birth into

a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ

from the dead, and into an inheritance that

can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you,

who through faith are shielded by God's power until the

coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed

in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though

now for a little while you may have had to

suffer grief in all kinds of trials.