1 Peter 1:1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as strangers, 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 dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people and they do not comply with the king’s laws, so it is not in the king’s interest to let them remain.

Psalm 44:11

You turn us over to be eaten like sheep, And have scattered us among the nations.

Ezekiel 6:8

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

Leviticus 26:33

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

Matthew 10:2

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

Matthew 24:22

And if those days had not 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 his brother Andrew, 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 out to Him day and night, and will He delay long for 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? He does not intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, does He?

Acts 18:2

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

Acts 18:23

And after spending 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 argued with Stephen.

Acts 8:4

Therefore, those who had been scattered went through places preaching 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 and sisters, of our affliction which occurred in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.

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 separate from Christ, excluded from the people of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:19

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

Deuteronomy 28:64

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

Deuteronomy 32:26

‘I would have said, “I will wipe them out, I will remove the mention of their name from humanity,”

Deuteronomy 4:27

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

2 Timothy 1:15

You are aware of the fact 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 and welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

James 1:1

James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.

1 Peter 2:11

Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.

2 Peter 1:1

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

Revelation 1:11

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