1 Peter

How 1 Peter begins

The first verses of 1 Peter 1 in the King James Version.

1. 1 Pet 1:1

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

2. 1 Pet 1:2

   Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

3. 1 Pet 1:3

   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4. 1 Pet 1:4

   To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

5. 1 Pet 1:5

   Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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1 Peter is book 60 of the 66 in the King James Bible, with 5 chapters and 105 verses in the public-domain text.