1 Peter 1:2

New American Bible - revised edition

in the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: may grace and peace be yours in abundance. Blessing.

Cross References

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake their way, and sinners their thoughts; Let them turn to the Lord to find mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving.

Isaiah 65:22

They shall not build and others live there; they shall not plant and others eat. As the years of a tree, so the years of my people; and my chosen ones shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

Isaiah 65:9

From Jacob I will bring forth offspring, from Judah, those who are to possess my mountains; My chosen ones shall possess the land, my servants shall dwell there.

Daniel 4:1

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, content and prosperous.

Daniel 6:25

The king then ordered the men who had accused Daniel, along with their children and their wives, to be cast into the lions’ den. Before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Leviticus 1:5

The bull shall then be slaughtered before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall offer its blood by splashing it on all the sides of the altar which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

Matthew 24:22

And if those days had not been shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect they will be shortened.

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will arise, and they will perform signs and wonders so great as to deceive, if that were possible, even the elect.

Matthew 24:31

And he will send out his angels with a trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. The Lesson of the Fig Tree.

Mark 13:20

If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect whom he chose, he did shorten the days.

Mark 13:22

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders in order to mislead, if that were possible, the elect.

Mark 13:27

and then he will send out the angels and gather [his] elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky. The Lesson of the Fig Tree.

Luke 18:7

Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them?

Acts 15:18

known from of old.’

Acts 2:23

This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify him.

Acts 20:32

And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated.

Romans 1:5

Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,

Romans 1:7

to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving.

Romans 11:2

God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

Romans 11:28

In respect to the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but in respect to election, they are beloved because of the patriarchs.

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in performing the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the holy Spirit.

Romans 16:19

For while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I want you to be wise as to what is good, and simple as to what is evil;

Romans 16:26

but now manifested through the prophetic writings and, according to the command of the eternal God, made known to all nations to bring about the obedience of faith,

Romans 8:13

For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Children of God Through Adoption.

Romans 8:33

Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who acquits us.

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,

1 Corinthians 6:11

That is what some of you used to be; but now you have had yourselves washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. Sexual Immorality.

2 Corinthians 10:5

and every pretension raising itself against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive in obedience to Christ,

Deuteronomy 7:6

For you are a people holy to the Lord, your God; the Lord, your God, has chosen you from all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people specially his own.

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we ought to give thanks to God for you always, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in truth.

2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory.

Titus 1:1

Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ for the sake of the faith of God’s chosen ones and the recognition of religious truth,

Hebrews 10:22

let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

Hebrews 11:28

By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

Hebrews 12:24

and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently than that of Abel.

Hebrews 5:9

and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,

1 Peter 1:14

Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance

1 Peter 1:19

but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb.

1 Peter 1:20

He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you,

1 Peter 1:22

Since you have purified yourselves by obedience to the truth for sincere mutual love, love one another intensely from a [pure] heart.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

2 Peter 1:2

may grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. The Power of God’s Promise.

2 John 1:1

The Presbyter to the chosen Lady and to her children whom I love in truth—and not only I but also all who know the truth—

2 John 1:13

The children of your chosen sister send you greetings.

Jude 1:2

may mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. Occasion for Writing.