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 of God [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 Pierre, apôtre de Jésus-Christ, à ceux qui sont étrangers et dispersés dans le Pont, la Galatie, la Cappadoce, l’Asie et la Bithynie,

2 et qui sont élus selon la prescience de Dieu le Père, par la sanctification de l’Esprit, afin qu’ils deviennent obéissants, et qu’ils participent à l’aspersion du sang de Jésus-Christ: que la grâce et la paix vous soient multipliées!

3 Béni soit Dieu, le Père de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, qui, selon sa grande miséricorde, nous a régénérés, pour une espérance vivante, par la résurrection de Jésus-Christ d’entre les morts,

4 pour un héritage qui ne se peut ni corrompre, ni souiller, ni flétrir, lequel vous est réservé dans les cieux,

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What Does 1 Peter 1:2 Mean?

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