1 Peter 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”

1 Peter 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Peter 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Peter 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 Peter 1:2 — World English Bible

1 Peter 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. ”

1 Peter 1:2 — American Standard Version

1 Peter 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“according to a foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied!”

1 Peter 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Peter 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“elect according to [the] foreknowledge ofGod [the] Father, by sanctification of [the] Spirit, unto [the] obedience and sprinkling of [the] blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. ”

1 Peter 1:2 — Darby Translation

1 Peter 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Elect according to the foreknowledge of God ye Father vnto sanctification of ye Spirit, through obedience and sprinkeling of the blood of Iesus Christ: Grace and peace bee multiplied vnto you.”

1 Peter 1:2 — Geneva Bible

1 Peter 1:2 in Context — 1 Peter 1

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

2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

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What Does 1 Peter 1:2 Mean?

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