1 Peter KJV
New Testament · 5 chapters · 105 verses · about 12 minutes to read
Peter writes to scattered believers facing hostility, calling them a chosen generation and a royal priesthood. He tells them to cast all their care upon God, because he careth for them.
Author: PeterTraditionally dated about AD 64Theme: hope under suffering
Chapters
Outline of 1 Peter
Key verses
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Well-known verses in 1 Peter
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
How long 1 Peter is
Chapters: 5Verses: 105Words: about 2,476Read in: about 12 minutesLongest chapter: 1 Peter 1 (25 verses)
1 Peter is the 60th book of the Bible and the 21st of the New Testament, between James and 2 Peter. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of 1 Peter?
Peter.
When was 1 Peter written?
It is traditionally dated about AD 64.
What is the book of 1 Peter about?
Peter writes to scattered believers facing hostility, calling them a chosen generation and a royal priesthood. He tells them to cast all their care upon God, because he careth for them.
How long is 1 Peter?
1 Peter has 5 chapters and 105 verses in the King James Version — about 2,476 words.
How long does it take to read 1 Peter?
about 12 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in 1 Peter?
5.
How many verses are in 1 Peter?
105.
What is the longest chapter in 1 Peter?
1 Peter 1, with 25 verses. The shortest is 1 Peter 5, with 14.
Where is 1 Peter in the Bible?
1 Peter is the 60th book of the Bible and the 21st of the New Testament, between James and 2 Peter.
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