Greeting
1 Peter, 1:1 Lk 6:14; Ac 10:32 an apostle of Jesus Christ:
To those chosen, living as exiles 1:1 Gn 23:4; Ps 39:12; Heb 11:9,13; 1Pt 2:11 dispersed 1:1 Jn 7:35; Jms 1:1 abroad in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 1:1 Ac 2:9; 6:9; 16:6–7; Gl 1:2 chosen 1:1 Mt 22:14; 24:22; Ti 1:1
A Living Hope
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1:3 2Co 1:3; Eph 1:3 Because of his great mercy 1:3 Gl 6:16; Ti 3:5 he has given us new birth 1:3 Jn 1:13; 3:3,7; Jms 1:18; 1Pt 1:23 into a living hope 1:3 Ac 23:6; 1Th 1:3 through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 1:3 1Co 15:20; 1Pt 3:214 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, 1:4 Ac 20:32; Rm 8:17; Col 3:24 undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven 1:4 2Tm 4:8 for you. 6 You rejoice in this, 1:6 Or In this fact rejoice even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials 1:6 Jms 1:2; 1Pt 4:12