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1 ¶ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, PeterG4074 apostleG652 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 strangersG3927 scatteredG1290 PontusG4195 GalatiaG1053 CappadociaG2587 AsiaG773 andG2532 BithyniaG978

2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. ElectG1588 accordingG2596 foreknowledgeG4268 GodG2316 FatherG3962 throughG1722 sanctificationG38 SpiritG4151 untoG1519 obedienceG5218 andG2532 sprinklingG4473 bloodG129 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 GraceG5485 youG5213 andG2532 peaceG1515 multipliedG4129

3 ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, BlessedG2128 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 ourG2257 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 whichG3588 toG2596 hisG846 abundantG4183 mercyG1656 begottenG313 usG2248 againG313 untoG1519 livelyG2198 hopeG1680 byG1223 resurrectionG386 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 fromG1537 deadG3498

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, ToG1519 inheritanceG2817 incorruptibleG862 andG2532 undefiledG283 andG2532 awayG263 reservedG5083 inG1722 heavenG3772 forG1519 youG5209

5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. WhoG3588 keptG5432 byG1722 powerG1411 GodG2316 throughG1223 faithG4102 untoG1519 salvationG4991 readyG2092 revealedG601 inG1722 lastG2078 timeG2540

6 ¶ Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: WhereinG1722 WhereinG3739 rejoiceG21 nowG737 seasonG3641 ifG1487 needG1163 beG2076 heavinessG3076 throughG1722 manifoldG4164 temptationsG3986

7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: ThatG2443 trialG1383 yourG5216 faithG4102 muchG4183 preciousG5093 goldG5553 perishethG622 thoughG1223 thoughG1161 triedG1381 fireG4442 foundG2147 untoG1519 praiseG1868 andG2532 honourG5092 andG2532 gloryG1391 atG1722 appearingG602 JesusG2424 ChristG5547

8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: WhomG3739 havingG1492 notG3756 seenG1492 seenG1492 loveG25 inG1519 whomG3739 nowG737 seeG3708 notG3361 yetG1161 believingG4100 rejoiceG21 joyG5479 unspeakableG412 andG2532 gloryG1392

9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. ReceivingG2865 endG5056 yourG5216 faithG4102 salvationG4991 soulsG5590

10 ¶ Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: OfG4012 whichG3739 salvationG4991 prophetsG4396 enquiredG1567 andG2532 diligentlyG1830 whoG3588 prophesiedG4395 ofG4012 graceG5485 untoG1519 youG5209

11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. SearchingG2045 whatG1519 whatG5101 orG2228 mannerG4169 timeG2540 SpiritG4151 ChristG5547 whichG3588 inG1722 themG846 signifyG1213 beforehandG4303 sufferingsG3804 ofG1519 ChristG5547 andG2532 gloryG1391 followG3326 followG5023

12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. whomG3739 revealedG601 thatG3754 notG3756 themselvesG1438 butG1161 usG2254 ministerG1247 thingsG846 whichG3739 areG312 nowG3568 reportedG312 youG5213 byG1223 gospelG2097 youG5209 withG1722 HolyG40 GhostG4151 downG649 fromG575 heavenG3772 thingsG3739 angelsG32 desireG1937 lookG3879 intoG1519

13 ¶ Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; WhereforeG1352 upG328 loinsG3751 yourG5216 mindG1271 soberG3525 hopeG1679 endG5049 forG1909 graceG5485 broughtG5342 youG5213 atG1722 revelationG602 JesusG2424 ChristG5547

14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: AsG5613 obedientG5218 childrenG5043 notG3361 toG4964 formerG4386 lustsG1939 inG1722 yourG5216 ignoranceG52

15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; ButG235 asG2596 calledG2564 youG5209 holyG40 soG2532 beG1096 yeG846 holyG40 inG1722 allG3956 conversationG391

16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. BecauseG1360 writtenG1125 yeG1096 holyG40 forG3754 IG1473 amG1510 holyG40

17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: AndG2532 ifG1487 onG1941 FatherG3962 whoG3588 personsG678 judgethG2919 toG2596 man'sG1538 workG2041 passG390 timeG5550 yourG5216 sojourningG3940 inG1722 fearG5401

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; knowG1492 thatG3754 wereG3084 notG3756 redeemedG3084 thingsG5349 silverG694 andG2228 goldG5553 fromG1537 yourG5216 vainG3152 conversationG391 fathersG3970

19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: ButG235 preciousG5093 bloodG129 ChristG5547 asG5613 lambG286 blemishG299 andG2532 spotG784

20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, verilyG3303 foreordainedG4267 beforeG4253 foundationG2602 worldG2889 butG1161 manifestG5319 inG1909 lastG2078 timesG5550 forG1223 youG5209

21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. WhoG3588 byG1223 himG846 believeG4100 inG1519 GodG2316 raisedG1453 himG846 upG1453 fromG1537 deadG3498 andG2532 gaveG1325 himG846 gloryG1391 thatG5620 yourG5216 faithG4102 andG2532 hopeG1680 beG1511 inG1519 GodG2316

22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: purifiedG48 yourG5216 soulsG5590 inG1722 obeyingG5218 truthG225 throughG1223 SpiritG4151 untoG1519 unfeignedG505 brethrenG5360 loveG25 anotherG240 withG1537 pureG2513 heartG2588 ferventlyG1619

23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. againG313 notG3756 ofG1537 corruptibleG5349 seedG4701 butG235 incorruptibleG862 byG1223 wordG3056 GodG2316 livethG2198 andG2532 abidethG3306 forG1519 everG165

24 ¶ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: ForG1360 allG3956 fleshG4561 asG5613 grassG5528 andG2532 allG3956 gloryG1391 manG444 asG5613 flowerG438 grassG5528 grassG5528 witherethG3583 andG2532 flowerG438 thereofG846 awayG1601

25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. ButG1161 wordG4487 LordG2962 endurethG3306 forG1519 everG165 AndG1161 thisG5124 isG2076 wordG4487 whichG3588 preachedG2097 untoG1519 youG5209

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:1

  • James 1:1 ¶ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
  • Acts 2:5-11 ¶ And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
  • Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
  • Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
  • 1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
  • Acts 8:4 ¶ Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
  • Psalms 44:11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
  • Matthew 24:22 ‹And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.›
  • John 11:52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
  • Deuteronomy 4:27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
  • Deuteronomy 28:64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
  • Esther 3:8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
  • John 21:15-17 ¶ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, ‹Simon,› son ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?› He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, ‹Feed my lambs.›
  • Acts 16:6-7 ¶ Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
  • Ezekiel 6:8 ¶ Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
  • Acts 18:2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
  • Ephesians 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
  • 2 Peter 1:1 ¶ Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
  • John 7:35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
  • Acts 6:9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
  • Acts 18:23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
  • Acts 19:10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
  • 1 Corinthians 16:19 ¶ The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
  • Galatians 1:2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
  • 2 Timothy 1:15 ¶ This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
  • Revelation 1:11 Saying, ‹I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send› it ‹unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.›
  • Matthew 4:18 ¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
  • Matthew 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
  • John 1:41-42 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
  • Acts 20:16-18 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
  • Leviticus 26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
  • Deuteronomy 32:26 ¶ I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
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