1 Peter 1:1

Greeting

¹  PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect strangers of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, ² according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

Apostle of Jesus Christ

Chosen Ones

God the Father

Jesus Christ

People of God

Chosen One

In The Dispersion

O God

Asia

Bithynia

Cappadocia

Christ

Galatia

Jesus

Messiah

Peter

Pontus

Roman

Acts 16:6-7

And passing through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

James 1:1

JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greeting.

Matthew 4:18

And walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

Matthew 10:2

And the names of the twelve apostles are these; First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Matthew 24:22

And unless those days were shortened no flesh would be saved: but on account of the elect those days shall be shortened.

John 1:41-42

he first found his brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messiah; which is interpreted, Christ [Anointed].

John 7:35

Then the Jews said one to another, Where is this man about to go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersion of the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

John 11:52

and not for the nation only, but to bring together into one [body] all the children of God scattered abroad.

John 21:15-17

When therefore they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I am a friend to you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.

Acts 2:5-11

And there were Jews living at Jerusalem, pious men, of every nation under heaven;

Acts 6:9

But some members of the synagogue called that of the Libertines and Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen,

Acts 8:4

Being scattered abroad, therefore, they went everywhere preaching the good news of the word;

Acts 18:2

And finding a certain Jew by the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he went to them,

Acts 18:23

and having spent some time there he went away, passing in order through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, confirming all the disciples.

Acts 19:10

And this was done for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

Acts 20:16-18

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that it might not be necessary for him to spend a long time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be at Jerusalem at the day of Pentecost.

1 Corinthians 16:19

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the assembly [church] at their house.

2 Corinthians 1:8

For we wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, of our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were exceedingly oppressed beyond our power, so that we despaired even of life;

Galatians 1:2

and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.

Ephesians 2:12

that at that time you were without Christ, alienated from the polity of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world;

Ephesians 2:19

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow-citizens of the saints and of the family of God,

2 Timothy 1:15

You know this, that all those in Asia left me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Hebrews 11:13

All these died in faith not having received the promises, but having seen and saluted them from a distance, and having professed that they were foreigners and strangers on the earth.

1 Peter 2:11

BELOVED, I exhort you as strangers and foreigners, abstain from carnal desires, which war against the soul,

2 Peter 1:1

SIMEON Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:11

saying, What you see write in a book, and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.