1Petre, apostle of Jhesu Crist, to the chosun men, to the comelingis of scateryng abrood, of Ponte, of Galathie, of Capadosie, 2of Asye, and of Bitynye, bi the `bifor knowyng of God, the fadir, in halewyng of spirit, bi obedience, and springyng of the blood of Jhesu Crist, grace and pees be multiplied to you. 3Blessid be God, and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, which bi his greet merci bigat vs ayen in to lyuynge hope, bi the ayen risyng of Jhesu Crist fro deth, 4in to eritage vncorruptible, and vndefoulid, and that schal not fade, that is kept in heuenes for you, 5that in the vertu of God ben kept bi the feith in to heelthe, and is redi to be schewid in the last tyme. 6In which ye schulen make ioye, thouy it bihoueth now a litil to be sori in dyuerse temptaciouns; 7that the preuyng of youre feith be myche more preciouse than gold, that is preuyd bi fier; and be foundun in to heriyng, and glorie, and onour, in the reuelacioun of Jhesu Crist. 8Whom whanne ye han not seyn, ye louen; in to whom also now ye not seynge, bileuen; but ye that bileuen schulen haue ioye, and gladnesse that may not be teld out, 9and ye schulen be glorified, and haue the ende of youre feith, the helthe of youre soulis. 10Of which helthe profetis souyten, and enserchiden, that profecieden of the grace to comyng in you, 11and souyten which euer what maner tyme the spirit of Crist signyfiede in hem, and bifor telde tho passiouns, that ben in Crist, and the latere glories. 12To which it was schewid, for not to hem silf, but to you thei mynystriden tho thingis, that now ben teld to you bi hem that prechiden to you bi the Hooli Goost sent fro heuene, in to whom aungelis desiren to biholde. 13For which thing be ye gird the leendis of youre soule, sobre, perfit, and hope ye in to the ilke grace that is profrid to you bi the schewyng of Jhesu Crist, 14as sones of obedience, not made lijk to the formere desiris of youre vnkunnyngnesse, 15but lijk him that hath `clepid you hooli; that also `ye silf be hooli in `al lyuyng; 16for it is writun, Ye schulen be hooli, for Y am hooli. 17And if ye inwardli clepe him fadir, which demeth withouten accepcioun of persoones bi the werk of ech man, lyue ye in drede in the time of youre pilgrimage; witynge that not bi corruptible gold, 18ethir siluer, ye ben bouyt ayen of youre veyn liuynge of fadris tradicioun, 19but bi the precious blood as of the lomb vndefoulid and vnspottid, 20Crist Jhesu, that was knowun bifor the makyng of the world, but he is schewid in the laste tymes, 21for you that bi hym ben feithful in God; that reiside hym fro deth, and yaf to hym euerlastynge glorie, that youre feith and hope were in God. 22And make ye chast youre soulis in obedience of charite, in loue of britherhod; of simple herte loue ye togidre more bisili. 23And be ye borun ayen, not of corruptible seed, `but vncorruptible, bi the word of lyuynge God, and dwellynge in to with outen ende. 24For ech fleisch is hey, and al the glorie of it is as flour of hey; the hei driede vp, and his flour felde doun; 25but the word of the Lord dwellith with outen ende. And this is the word, that is prechid to you.