1 Peter 1:1

1 Peter 1:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
• New International Version (NIV)Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Context of 1 Peter 1:1

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen 2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:1 word by word

Πέτρος ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκλεκτοῖς παρεπιδήμοις διασπορᾶς Πόντου, Γαλατίας, Καππαδοκίας, Ἀσίας, καὶ Βιθυνίας,Read the interlinear

• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• To the electἐκλεκτόςeklektos · selectG1588
• who are exilesπαρεπίδημοςparepidēmos · strangerG3927
• of the Dispersionδιασποράdiaspora · dispersionG1290
• PontusΠόντοςPontos · PontusG4195
• GalatiaΓαλατίαGalatia · GalatiaG1053
• CappadociaΚαππαδοκίαKappadokia · CappadociaG2587
• AsiaἈσίαAsia · AsiaG773
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• BithyniaΒιθυνίαBithunia · BithyniaG978

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:1

• Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
• Matthew 10:2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
• John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
• John 21:15When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
• 1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
• Acts 2:5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
• Ephesians 2:12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
• Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
• Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
• Deuteronomy 4:27Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
• Deuteronomy 28:64Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
• Deuteronomy 32:26I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,
• Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
• Psalms 44:11You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.
• Ezekiel 6:8Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands.
• John 7:35At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Peter, an apostle - Simon Peter, called also Kephas: he was a fisherman, son of Jonah, brother of Andrew, and born at Bethsaida; and one of the first disciples of our Lord. See the preface. The strangers scattered throughout - Jews first, who had believed the Gospel in the different countries here specified; and converted Gentiles also. Though the word strangers may refer to all truly religious people, see Genesis 47:9; Psalm 39:12, in the Septuagint, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ - On the word apostle, see the Romans 1:1 note; 1 Corinthians 9:1 ff notes. To the strangers - In the Greek, the word “elect” (see 1 Peter 1:2) occurs here: ̓͂ ́ eklektois parepidēmois“to the elect strangers.” He here addresses them as elect; in the following verse he shows them in what way they were elected. See the notes there: The word rendered “strangers” occurs only in three places in the New Testament; Hebrews…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The same great doctrines, as in St. Paul's epistles, are here applied to same practical purposes. And this epistle is remarkable for the sweetness, gentleness, and humble love, with which it is written. It gives a short, and yet a very clear summary, both of the consolations and the instructions needful for the encouragement and direction of a Christian in his journey to heaven, raising his thoughts and desires to that happiness, and strengthening him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1To the elect: The apostle Peter begins his letter by reminding suffering Christians of their special status because of God’s action for them (1:2). who are exiles of the Dispersion: An exile is a person taken from his or her homeland to live in a foreign place. Peter uses this image to remind Christians that they live in a world shaped by values and ways of life that oppose Christ. Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia: These were Roman…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1Its genuineness is attested by 2Pe 3:1. On the authority of Second Peter, see the Introduction. Also by Polycarp (in Eusebius [Ecclesiastical History, 4.14]), who, in writing to the Philippians, quotes many passages: in the second chapter he quotes 1Pe 1:13, 21; 3:9; in the fifth chapter, 1Pe 2:11. Eusebius says of Papias [Ecclesiastical History, 3.39] that he, too, quotes Peter's First Epistle. Irenæus [Against Heresies, 4.9.2] expressly mentions it; and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:1

• Bithynia
• Cappadocia
• Galatia
• Peter
• Pontus

In the dictionaries

• Asia
• Christ
• Galatia
• Jesus
• Peter
• Pontus
• Christ, Messiah
• Galatia, Galatians
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings