20 For He was (A)foreknown before (B)the foundation of the world, but has (C)appeared [a]in these last times (D)for the sake of you 21 who through Him are (E)believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and (F)gave Him glory, so that your faith and (G)hope are in God.

22 Since you have (H)in obedience to the truth (I)purified your souls for a [b](J)sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from [c]the heart,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:20 Lit at the end of the times
  2. 1 Peter 1:22 Lit unhypocritical
  3. 1 Peter 1:22 Two early mss read a clean heart