1 Peter 1

1 Peter 1
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A leaf containing the Epistles of Peter on Papyrus 72 (3rd/4th century)
Book	First Epistle of Peter
Bible part	New Testament
Order in the Bible part	21
Category	General epistles

1 Peter 1 is the first chapter of the First Epistle of Peter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle.

Text

• The original text is written in Koine Greek.
• Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 72 (3rd/4rd century)
  • Papyrus 125 (3rd/4rd century; extant: verses 23-25)
  • Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 3-25)
  • Papyrus 74 (7th century; extant: verses 1-2,7-8,13,19-20,25)
• This chapter is divided into 25 verses.

Fragment containing 1 Peter 1:23-2:5 on Papyrus 125 (3rd/4rd century).

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

• 1 Peter 1:1-2 = Greeting to the Elect Pilgrims
• 1 Peter 1:3-12 = A Heavenly Inheritance
• 1 Peter 1:13-21 = Living Before God Our Father
• 1 Peter 1:22-25 = The Enduring Word

Location of some places in Anatolia (Asia Minor) mentioned in 1 Peter 1:1.

Verse 1

New King James Version

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Verse 16

New King James Version

because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

Citing: Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2; 20:7

Cross references

• 1 Peter 1:24-25: Isaiah 40:6–8

See also

• Asia
• Bithynia
• Cappadocia
• Galatia
• Pontus
• Saint Peter
• Jesus Christ
• Other related Bible parts: Leviticus 11, Isaiah 40, Romans 12, Galatians 5

References

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External links

• 1 Peter 1 NIV