1 Peter 1:1

Modern English Version

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the refugees scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Cross References

James 1:1

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.

Hebrews 11:13

These all died in faith not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Ephesians 2:19

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

Psalm 44:11

You have given us up like sheep for slaughter, and have scattered us among the nations.

Acts 8:4

Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.

John 11:52

and not for the nation only, but that He might also gather together in unity the children of God who were scattered abroad.

Matthew 24:22

“Unless those days were shortened, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

1 Peter 2:11

Dearly beloved, I implore you as aliens and refugees, abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.

Esther 3:8

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There exists a scattered people dispersed among the other peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from all others, and they are not complying with the king’s laws, so there may not be a suitable reason for the king to allow them to exist.

Deuteronomy 28:64

The Lord will scatter you among all the peoples, from the one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve other gods, wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.

Deuteronomy 4:27

The Lord shall scatter you among the peoples, and you shall be left few in number among the nations where the Lord shall lead you.

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith as precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:12

were at that time apart from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.

2 Corinthians 1:8

For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant of our troubles which came to us in Asia. We were pressured beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.

Acts 18:2

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

Ezekiel 6:8

Yet I will leave a remnant, for you will have some who escape the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the countries.

Revelation 1:11

saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and “What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

2 Timothy 1:15

You know that all those who are in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Galatians 1:2

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

1 Corinthians 16:19

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

Acts 19:10

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

Acts 18:23

After spending some time there, he departed and passed through the entire region of Galatia and Phrygia in sequence, strengthening all the disciples.

Acts 6:9

Then some men rose up from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and of Asia), disputing with Stephen.

John 7:35

The Jews said among themselves, “Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

Matthew 10:2

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

Matthew 4:18

As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, throwing a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Leviticus 26:33

I will scatter you among the nations and I will draw out a sword after you. And your land shall be desolate and your cities a waste.

Deuteronomy 32:26

I said, “I want to cut them into pieces; I will cause the memory of them to disappear from among men,”

Luke 18:7

And shall not God avenge His own elect and be patient with them, who cry day and night to Him?