King James Version · Under Rome
1 Peter 1
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, of , to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, , and Bithynia, Elect according to the foreknowledge of , through sanctification of , unto and sprinkling of of : unto you, and peace, be multiplied. be the and of our , which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively by the of from , To an incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in for you, Who are kept by the of through unto ready to be in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the of your , being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with , might be found unto and and at the appearing of : Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of : Receiving the end of your , even the of your . Of which have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the that should follow. Unto whom it was , that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached unto you with the Ghost sent down from ; which things the to look into. Wherefore gird up the loins of , be sober, and to the end for the that is to be brought unto you at the of ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is , so be ye in all manner of conversation; Because , Be ye ; for I am . And if ye call on , who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious of Christ, as of and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do in , that him up from , and gave him ; that your and might be in . Seeing ye have purified your in obeying the truth through unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure fervently: Being , not of corruptible , but of incorruptible, by the word of , which liveth and abideth for ever. For is as grass, and all the of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of endureth for ever. And this is the word which by is preached unto you.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.