11 investigating for what person or which time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he[a] testified beforehand to the sufferings with reference to Christ and the glories after these things, 12 to whom it was revealed that they were serving not themselves but you with reference to the same things which now have been announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which[b] angels desire to look.

Be Holy in All Your Conduct

13 Therefore, when you have prepared your minds for action[c] by[d] being self-controlled, put your hope completely in the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:11 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“testified beforehand”) which is understood as temporal
  2. 1 Peter 1:12 Literally “into which things
  3. 1 Peter 1:13 Literally “having girded up the loins of your mind”
  4. 1 Peter 1:13 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being self-controlled”) which is understood as means