1:1  
    [kjv]  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
    [bbe]  Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
1:2  
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.
1:3  
    [kjv]  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,
    [bbe]  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,
1:4  
    [kjv]  To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
    [bbe]  And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,
1:5  
    [kjv]  Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
    [bbe]  Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.
1:6
    [kjv]  Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
    [bbe]  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,
1:7  
    [kjv]  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:
    [bbe]  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:
1:8
    [kjv]  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:
    [bbe]  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:
1:9
    [kjv]  Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
    [bbe]  For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
1:10  
    [kjv]  Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
    [bbe]  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;
1:11  
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  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.
1:12
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themse............