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Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever.

Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men but chosen and made honourable by God:

Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Who in times past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy: but now have obtained mercy.

Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation.

For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

As free and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God.

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

For this is thankworthy: if, for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

For what glory is it, if, committing sin and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently: this is thankworthy before God.

But the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit which is rich in the sight of God.

For after this manner heretofore, the holy women also who trusted in God adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

For it is better doing well (if such be the will of God) to suffer than doing ill.

Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but enlivened in the spirit,

Which had been some time incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.

Whereunto baptism, being of the like form, now saveth you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but, the examination of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down death that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven, the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him.

That now he may live the rest of his time in the flesh, not after the desires of men but according to the will of God.

For, for this cause was the gospel preached also to the dead: That they might be judged indeed according to men, in the flesh: but may live according to God, in the Spirit.

As every man hath received grace, ministering the same one to another: as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.