The First Letter of Peter, End of All Things

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[Verse]
Finally, all of you,  
be of one mind,  
sympathetic, loving toward one another,  
compassionate, humble.

Do not return evil  
for evil, or insult  
for insult; but, on the contrary,  
a blessing, because to this  
you were called, that you  
might inherit a blessing.

For:  
“Whoever would love life  
and see good days  
must keep the tongue  
from evil and the lips  
from speaking deceit,

must turn from evil  
and do good,  
seek peace and follow  
after it.

For the eyes of  
the Lord are on  
the righteous and his ears  
turned to their prayer,

but the face of the Lord  
is against evildoers.”

[Chorus]
The end of all  
things is at hand.

Therefore, be serious and  
sober for prayers.

[Verse]
Now who is going  
to harm you if  
you are enthusiastic for  
what is good?

But even if you  
should suffer because of righteousness,  
blessed are you.

Do not be afraid  
or terrified with fear  
of them, but sanctify  
Christ as Lord in  
your hearts.

Always be ready  
to give an explanation  
to anyone who asks  
you for a reason  
for your hope,

but do it with  
gentleness and reverence, keeping  
your conscience clear,

so that, when you  
are maligned, those who  
defame your good conduct  
in Christ may themselves  
be put to shame.

For it is better  
to suffer for doing  
good, if that be  
the will of God,  
than for doing evil.

[Chorus]
The end of all  
things is at hand.

Therefore, be serious and  
sober for prayers.

[Verse]
For Christ also suffered  
for sins once, the righteous  
for the sake of the unrighteous,  
that he might lead  
you to God.

Put to death in  
the flesh, he was  
brought to life in  
the spirit.

In it he also  
went to preach to  
the spirits in prison,

who had once been  
disobedient while God patiently  
waited in the days  
of Noah during the  
building of the ark,

in which a few  
persons, eight in all,  
were saved through water.

This prefigured baptism, which  
saves you now.

It is not a  
removal of dirt from  
the body but an  
appeal to God for  
a clear conscience,

through the resurrection of  
Jesus Christ, who has  
gone into heaven and  
is at the right  
hand of God,

with angels, authorities,  
and powers subject to him.

[Chorus]
The end of all  
things is at hand.

Therefore, be serious and  
sober for prayers.

[Verse]
Therefore, since Christ suffered  
in the flesh, arm  
yourselves also with the  
same attitude (for whoever  
suffers in the flesh  
has broken with sin),

so as not to  
spend what remains of  
one’s life in the  
flesh on human desires,  
but on the will  
of God.

For the time that  
has passed is sufficient  
for doing what the  
Gentiles like to do:

living in debauchery, evil  
desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing,  
and wanton idolatry.

They are surprised that  
you do not plunge  
into the same swamp  
of profligacy, and they  
vilify you;

but they will give  
an account to him  
who stands ready to  
judge the living and  
the dead.

For this is why  
the gospel was preached  
even to the dead,  
that, though condemned in  
the flesh in human  
estimation, they might live  
in the spirit in  
the estimation of God.

[Chorus]
The end of all  
things is at hand.

Therefore, be serious and  
sober for prayers.

[Verse]
Above all, let your  
love for one another  
be intense, because love  
covers a multitude of  
sins.

Be hospitable to one  
another without complaining.

As each one has  
received a gift, use  
it to serve one  
another as good stewards  
of God’s varied grace.

Whoever preaches, let it  
be with the words  
of God; whoever serves,

let it be with  
the strength that God  
supplies, so that in  
all things God may  
be glorified through Jesus  
Christ, to whom belong  
glory and dominion forever  
and ever. Amen.
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[Verse] Finally, all of you, be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another, compassionate, humble. Do not return evil for evil, or insult for insult; but, on the contrary, a blessing, because to this you were called, that you might inherit a blessing. For: “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep the tongue from evil and the lips from speaking deceit, must turn from evil and do good, seek peace and follow after it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears turned to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against evildoers.” [Chorus] The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober for prayers. [Verse] Now who is going to harm you if you are enthusiastic for what is good? But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be the will of God, than for doing evil. [Chorus] The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober for prayers. [Verse] For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the spirit. In it he also went to preach to the spirits in prison, who had once been disobedient while God patiently waited in the days of Noah during the building of the ark, in which a few persons, eight in all, were saved through water. This prefigured baptism, which saves you now. It is not a removal of dirt from the body but an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him. [Chorus] The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober for prayers. [Verse] Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same attitude (for whoever suffers in the flesh has broken with sin), so as not to spend what remains of one’s life in the flesh on human desires, but on the will of God. For the time that has passed is sufficient for doing what the Gentiles like to do: living in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and wanton idolatry. They are surprised that you do not plunge into the same swamp of profligacy, and they vilify you; but they will give an account to him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead. For this is why the gospel was preached even to the dead, that, though condemned in the flesh in human estimation, they might live in the spirit in the estimation of God. [Chorus] The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober for prayers. [Verse] Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaining. As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace. Whoever preaches, let it be with the words of God; whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. [End]

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