1 Peter 1:1

Bible in Basic English 1965

Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Cross References

Esther 3:8

And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.

Psalm 44:11

You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations.

Ezekiel 6:8

But still, I will keep a small band safe from the sword among the nations, when you are sent wandering among the countries.

Leviticus 26:33

And I will send you out in all directions among the nations, and my sword will be uncovered against you, and your land will be without any living thing, and your towns will be made waste.

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

Matthew 24:22

And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.

Matthew 4:18

And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Luke 18:7

And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

John 11:52

And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.

John 7:35

So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?

Acts 18:2

And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them;

Acts 18:23

And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.

Acts 19:10

And this went on for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia had knowledge of the word of the Lord, Greeks as well as Jews.

Acts 6:9

But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

Acts 8:4

But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.

1 Corinthians 16:19

The churches of Asia send their love to you. So do Aquila and Prisca, with the church which is in their house.

2 Corinthians 1:8

For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

Galatians 1:2

And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

Ephesians 2:12

That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:19

So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,

Deuteronomy 28:64

And the Lord will send you wandering among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other: there you will be servants to other gods, of wood and stone, gods of which you and your fathers had no knowledge.

Deuteronomy 32:26

I said I would send them wandering far away, I would make all memory of them go from the minds of men:

Deuteronomy 4:27

And the Lord will send you wandering among the peoples; only a small band of you will be kept from death among the nations where the Lord will send you.

2 Timothy 1:15

You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:

Hebrews 11:13

All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.

James 1:1

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends words of love to the twelve tribes of the Jews living in all parts of the earth.

1 Peter 2:11

My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

Revelation 1:11

Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.