1 Peter 1:1-2

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Salutation

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappado′cia, Asia, and Bithyn′ia,^[a] ²chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

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Footnotes

1.1 See note on Jas 1.1. Baptism is the main theme of this letter which, in fact, may have been a baptismal address.

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