1 Peter 1:20-23

Goodspeed(i) 20 who was predestined for this before the foundation of the world, but was revealed only at the end of the ages, 21 for the sake of you who through him trust in God, who raised him from the dead and showed him honor; and so your faith and hope rest on God. 22 Now that by obeying the truth you have purified your souls for sincere love of the brotherhood, you must love one another intensely and heartily, 23 for you have been born anew from a germ not perishable, but imperishable, through the message of the living, everlasting God.