1 Peter 1:1-2
World English Bible
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
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1 Peter 1:1-2
International Standard Version
Greetings
1 From:[a] Peter, an apostle of Jesus, the Messiah.[b]
To: The exiles of the Dispersion[c] in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying action of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus, the Messiah,[d] and to be sprinkled with his blood.
May grace and peace be yours in abundance!
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- 1 Peter 1:1 The Gk. lacks From
- 1 Peter 1:1 Or Christ
- 1 Peter 1:1 Or Diaspora; i.e. the Jewish communities outside the land of Israel
- 1 Peter 1:2 Or Christ
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