1 Peter 1:1

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

KJV

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

BSB

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen

WEB

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,

YLT

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the choice sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

F.O.G Original

From Kefa: An ambassador of ישוע Yeshua HaMashiach. To those temporary residents scattered throughout Pontus (Sea), Galatia (Rolling; Circuit), Cappadocia (Province of Good Horses), Asia (Orient; Mire) and Bithynia (Violent Pushing).

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

¹From Peter: An apostle of Jesus the Messiah, to God’s chosen people scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.ᵃ

Footnotes:

¹ᵃ Scattered provinces: These were Roman provinces in modern-day Turkey, showing how widely Christianity had spread among Jewish and Gentile believers living as minorities in pagan cultures.