1 Peter 1:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

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  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.
  • Col 1:5 : 5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,
  • 2 Tim 4:8 : 8 From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
  • Eph 1:18 : 18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,
  • Matt 25:34 : 34 Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
  • Acts 20:32 : 32 And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.
  • 1 Cor 15:52-54 : 52 In a second, in the shutting of an eye, at the sound of the last horn: for at that sound the dead will come again, free for ever from the power of death, and we will be changed. 53 For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life. 54 But when this has taken place, then that which was said in the Writings will come true, Death is overcome by life.
  • Rev 21:27 : 27 And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.
  • Jas 1:11 : 11 For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.
  • Gal 3:18 : 18 Because if the heritage is by the law, it is no longer dependent on the word of God; but God gave it to Abraham by his word.
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
  • Eph 1:14 : 14 Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
  • Rom 8:17 : 17 And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory.
  • 1 Cor 9:25 : 25 And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.
  • Col 3:3-4 : 3 For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God. 4 At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory.
  • Heb 9:15 : 15 And for this cause it is through him that a new agreement has come into being, so that after the errors under the first agreement had been taken away by his death, the word of God might have effect for those who were marked out for an eternal heritage.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!
  • Isa 40:7-8 : 7 The grass becomes dry, the flower is dead; because the breath of the Lord goes over it: truly the people is grass. 8 The grass is dry, the flower is dead; but the word of our God is eternal.
  • Ezek 47:12 : 12 And by the edge of the river, on this side and on that, will come up every tree used for food, whose leaves will ever be green and its fruit will not come to an end: it will have new fruit every month, because its waters come out from the holy place: the fruit will be for food and the leaf will make well those who are ill.
  • Col 1:12 : 12 Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

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    5 Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

    6 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,

    7 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:

    8 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:

    9 For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

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    3 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,

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    24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,

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    17 And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

    18 Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,

    19 But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:

    20 Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

    21 Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

    22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

    23 Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.

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    13 So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

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    3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

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    14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

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    11 For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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    21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for life eternal through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    4 And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.

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    3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

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    10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

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    14 To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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    20 For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:

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    8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.