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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

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Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

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You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

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So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

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To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:

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For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

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For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation

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Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.

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And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven things which even angels have a desire to see.