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NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 1

1 Peter 1:1

World English Bible Updated

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,† to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,† to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

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according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

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  1. “Christ” means “Anointed One”.

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