1 Peter 1
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← James 5 | |
 A leaf containing the Epistles of Peter on Papyrus 72 (3rd/4th century) | |
| Book | First Epistle of Peter |
| Category | General epistles |
| Christian Bible part | Page shown right side is from 2 Peter 1 not 1 Peter 1 |
| Order in the Christian part | 21 |
1 Peter 1 is the first chapter of the First Epistle of Peter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The author identifies himself as "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle.[3][4]
Text
The original text is written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 25 verses. 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)
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
Verse 1
- Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
- To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,[5]
Verse 16
- because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”[6]
Citing: Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2; 20:7
Cross references
See also
- Asia
- Bithynia
- Cappadocia
- Galatia
- Pontus
- Saint Peter
- Jesus Christ
- Other related Bible parts: Leviticus 11, Isaiah 40, Romans 12, Galatians 5
References
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque (ed.). New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ^ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans (ed.). Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ^ 1 Peter 1:1
- ^ 1 Peter 1:16
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).
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