1 Peter 1:1

Legacy Standard Bible

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as exiles, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen

Cross References

Esther 3:8

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people, and they do not do the king’s laws, so it is not worth it for the king to let them remain.

Psalm 44:11

You give us as sheep to be eaten And have scattered us among the nations.

Ezekiel 6:8

“However, I will leave a remnant, for you will have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the lands.

Leviticus 26:33

You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste.

Matthew 10:2

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

Matthew 24:22

And unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Matthew 4:18

Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Luke 18:7

Now, will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

John 11:52

and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

John 7:35

The Jews then said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? Is He intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

Acts 18:2

And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, and his wife Priscilla, who recently came from Italy because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,

Acts 18:23

And having spent some time there, he left and passed successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Acts 19:10

This took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

Acts 6:9

But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and were arguing with Stephen.

Acts 8:4

Therefore, those who had been scattered went about, proclaiming the good news of the word.

1 Corinthians 16:19

The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

2 Corinthians 1:8

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even to live.

Galatians 1:2

and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:

Ephesians 2:12

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

Ephesians 2:19

So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household,

Deuteronomy 28:64

Moreover, Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone, which you or your fathers have not known.

Deuteronomy 32:26

‘I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces; I will cause the memory of them to cease from men,”

Deuteronomy 4:27

And Yahweh will scatter you among the peoples, and you will remain few in number among the nations where Yahweh drives you.

2 Timothy 1:15

You are aware of this: that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Hebrews 11:13

All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

James 1:1

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

1 Peter 2:11

Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul,

2 Peter 1:1

Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received the same kind of faith as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

Revelation 1:11

saying, “Write in a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”