1 Peter 1:1

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This letter comes from Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, and is sent to God's chosen people: exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

Cross References

Esther 3:8

Haman went to King Xerxes and said, “There's a particular people living among others in many different places throughout the provinces of your empire who cut themselves off from everybody else. They have their own laws which are different from those of any other people, and what's more, they don't obey the king's laws. So it's not a good idea for Your Majesty to ignore them.

Psalm 44:11

You have handed us over like sheep to be slaughtered; you have scattered us among the other nations.

Ezekiel 6:8

However, I will let some of you survive and scatter you among the different nations and countries.

Leviticus 26:33

I'm going to scatter you among the nations. You will be chased out by armies with swords as your land is ruined and your towns are destroyed.

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, John his brother,

Matthew 24:22

Unless those days are cut short, nobody will be saved, but for the sake of the chosen those days will be cut short.

Matthew 4:18

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee Jesus saw two brothers. Simon, also called Peter, and his brother Andrew, were casting a net in the sea. They made their living by catching fish.

Luke 18:7

“Don't you think that God will make sure his chosen people receive justice, those who cry out to him day and night? Do you think he will make them wait?

John 11:52

And this was not just for the Jewish nation, but for all the scattered children of God so that they might be gathered together and be made into one.

John 7:35

The Jews said to each other, “Where could he be going that we couldn't find him? Is he planning to go to those scattered among the foreigners, and teach the foreigners?

Acts 18:2

where he met a Jew named Aquila. Aquila was originally from Pontus, and had just arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all Jews expelled from Rome. Paul went to see them,

Acts 18:23

He spent some time there and then went from town to town through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, encouraging all the believers.

Acts 19:10

This went on for the next two years, with the result that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

Acts 6:9

But some started arguing with him. They were from the synagogue called “the Free,” as well as Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia Minor.

Acts 8:4

Those who had been scattered spread the word wherever they went.

1 Corinthians 16:19

The churches of Asia send their greetings. Aquila and Priscilla, along with the church that meets in their home, send their best wishes.

2 Corinthians 1:8

Brothers and sisters, we won't keep you in the dark about the trouble we had in Asia. We were so overwhelmed that we were afraid we wouldn't have the strength to continue—so much so we doubted we would live through it.

Galatians 1:2

All the brothers and sisters here with me join in sending this letter to the churches in Galatia.

Ephesians 2:12

that once you had no relationship to Christ. You were barred as foreigners from being citizens of Israel, strangers to the agreement God had promised. You had no hope and you lived in the world without God.

Ephesians 2:19

That means you're no longer strangers and foreigners; you are fellow citizens of God's people and belong to God's family

Deuteronomy 28:64

The Lord will scatter you among the nations all over the earth, and there you will worship other gods, gods made of wood and stone, which you and your fathers had never heard of.

Deuteronomy 32:26

I would have told them I was going to cut them to pieces and wipe out even the memory of them;

Deuteronomy 4:27

The Lord will scatter you among the other nations, and not many of you will survive in the countries where the Lord has exiled you.

2 Timothy 1:15

You already know that everyone from Asia has abandoned me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Hebrews 11:13

They all died still trusting in God. Though they didn't receive the things God promised, they were still looking for them as it were from a distance and welcomed them, acknowledging that on this earth they were foreigners, people just passing through.

James 1:1

This letter comes from James, servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is sent to the twelve tribes scattered abroad. Best wishes to you!

1 Peter 2:11

My friends, I'm pleading with you as foreigners and strangers in this world not to give in to physical desires that are in conflict with what is spiritual.

2 Peter 1:1

This letter comes from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who share with us the same priceless trust in our God and Savior Jesus Christ, the one who is truly good and right.

Revelation 1:11

It told me, “Write down in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”