20 He was chosen[a](A) before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times(B) for you 21 who through Him are believers in God,(C) who raised Him from the dead(D) and gave Him glory,(E) so that your faith and hope are in God.

22 By obedience to the truth,[b] having purified yourselves[c] for sincere love of the brothers, love one another(F) earnestly[d] from a pure[e] heart,(G)

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  1. 1 Peter 1:20 Or foreknown
  2. 1 Peter 1:22 Other mss add through the Spirit
  3. 1 Peter 1:22 Or purified your souls
  4. 1 Peter 1:22 Or intensely
  5. 1 Peter 1:22 Other mss omit pure

20 He was chosen before the creation of the world,(A) but was revealed in these last times(B) for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God,(C) who raised him from the dead(D) and glorified him,(E) and so your faith and hope(F) are in God.

22 Now that you have purified(G) yourselves by obeying(H) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(I) from the heart.[a]

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart