2 Peter 1:1

Modern English Version

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.

Cross References

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.

Jeremiah 33:16

In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: the lord our righteousness.

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.

Luke 1:47

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

Luke 11:49

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

John 1:42

Then he brought him to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, He said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).

John 12:26

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

John 20:21

So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As My Father has sent Me, even so I send you.”

Acts 15:14

Simon has declared how God first visited the Gentiles to take from among them a people for His name.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,

Romans 1:12

This is so that I may be encouraged together with you by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

Romans 1:17

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith. As it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

1 Corinthians 1:30

But because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles and am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1 Corinthians 9:1

Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

2 Corinthians 4:13

We have the same spirit of faith. As it is written, “I believed, and therefore I have spoken.” So we also believe and therefore speak,

2 Corinthians 5:21

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Galatians 2:8

For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles.

Ephesians 3:5

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

Ephesians 4:11

He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers,

Ephesians 4:5

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:

Philippians 1:29

For to you it was granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

Philippians 3:9

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God on the basis of faith,

2 Timothy 1:5

remembering the genuine faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and that I am persuaded lives in you also.

Titus 1:1

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth which leads to godliness,

Titus 1:4

To Titus, my own son in the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Titus 2:13

as we await the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

James 1:1

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

1 Peter 1:1

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

1 Peter 1:7

in order that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tried by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 2:7

Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious. But to those who are disobedient, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

1 Peter 5:1

I exhort the elders who are among you, as one who is also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

2 Peter 1:4

by which He has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that through these things you might become partakers of the divine nature and escape the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Jude 1:1

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are sanctified and called by God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ: