1 Peter Chapter: 4

4:1	Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
4:2	That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
4:3	For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
4:4	Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
4:5	Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
4:6	For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
4:7	But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
4:8	And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
4:9	Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
4:10	As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
4:11	If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
4:12	Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
4:13	But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
4:14	If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
4:15	But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
4:16	Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
4:17	For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
4:18	And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
4:19	Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator

1 Peter Chapter: 3

3:1	Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
3:2	While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
3:3	Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
3:4	But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
3:5	For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
3:6	Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
3:7	Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
3:8	Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
3:9	Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
3:10	For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
3:11	Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
3:12	For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
3:13	And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
3:14	But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
3:15	But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
3:16	Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
3:17	For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
3:18	For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
3:19	By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
3:20	Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
3:21	The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
3:22	Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

1 Peter Chapter: 2

2:1	Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2:2	As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
2:3	If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
2:4	To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
2:5	Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
2:6	Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
2:7	Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
2:8	And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
2:9	But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
2:10	Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
2:11	Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
2:12	Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
2:13	Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
2:14	Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
2:15	For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
2:16	As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
2:17	Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
2:18	Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
2:19	For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
2:20	For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
2:21	For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
2:22	Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
2:23	Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
2:24	Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
2:25	For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls

1 Peter Chapter: 1

1:1	Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
1:2	Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
1:3	Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1:4	To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1:5	Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1:6	Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
1:7	That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
1:8	Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
1:9	Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
1:10	Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
1:11	Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
1:12	Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
1:13	Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
1:14	As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
1:15	But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
1:16	Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
1:17	And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
1:18	Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
1:19	But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
1:20	Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
1:21	Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
1:22	Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1:23	Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
1:24	For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
1:25	But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Luke Chapter: 1

1:1	Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
1:2	Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
1:3	It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
1:4	That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
1:5	There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
1:6	And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
1:7	And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
1:8	And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
1:9	According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
1:10	And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
1:11	And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
1:12	And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
1:13	But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
1:14	And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
1:15	For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
1:16	And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
1:17	And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
1:18	And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
1:19	And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
1:20	And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
1:21	And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
1:22	And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
1:23	And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
1:24	And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
1:25	Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
1:26	And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
1:27	To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
1:28	And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
1:29	And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
1:30	And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
1:31	And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
1:32	He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
1:33	And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
1:34	Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
1:35	And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
1:36	And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
1:37	For with God nothing shall be impossible.
1:38	And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
1:39	And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
1:40	And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
1:41	And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
1:42	And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
1:43	And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
1:44	For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
1:45	And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
1:46	And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
1:47	And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
1:48	For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
1:49	For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
1:50	And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
1:51	He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
1:52	He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
1:53	He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
1:54	He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
1:55	As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
1:56	And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
1:57	Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
1:58	And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
1:59	And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
1:60	And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
1:61	And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
1:62	And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
1:63	And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
1:64	And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
1:65	And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
1:66	And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
1:67	And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
1:68	Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
1:69	And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
1:70	As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
1:71	That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
1:72	To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
1:73	The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
1:74	That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
1:75	In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
1:76	And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
1:77	To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
1:78	Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
1:79	To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
1:80	And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel