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1 Peter 1:2 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 1 · verse 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.1 Peter 1:2 · King James Version
1 Peter 1:2 in context
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2Elect 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.
3Blessed 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,
4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Commentary
Cross references
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13
- Ephesians 1:4-5
- Hebrews 12:24
- 1 Peter 1:22
- Romans 11:2
- Acts 2:23
- John 15:16-19
- 2 Peter 1:2
Key words (Strong's)
- sanctificationhagiasmosconsecration, purification, the effect of consecration, sanctification of heart and lifeG38 →
- foreknowledgeprognōsisforeknowledge, forethought, pre-arrangementG4268 →
- sprinklingrhantismosa sprinkling , blood of sprinklingG4473 →
- accordingkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- obediencehypakoēobedience, compliance, submission, obedience rendered to anyone s counsels, an obedience…G5218 →
- throughenin, by, with etcG1722 →
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In this inscription we have three parts: - I. The author of it, described, 1. By his name - Peter. His first name was Simon, and Jesus Christ gave him the surname of Peter, which signifies a rock, as a commendation of his faith, and to denote that he should be an eminent pillar in the church of God, Gal 2:9. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-2