A Living Hope and a Sure Salvation

1 ^(A)Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who reside as ^(B)strangers, ^(C)scattered throughout ^(D)Pontus, ^(E)Galatia, ^(F)Cappadocia, ^(G)Asia, and ^(H)Bithynia, ^(I)who are chosen

²⁵ For you were ^(A)continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the ^(B)Shepherd and ^[a]Guardian of your souls.