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1 Peter 1:2

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.

Elect {G1588} according {G2596} to the foreknowledge {G4268} of God {G2316} the Father {G3962}, through {G1722} sanctification {G38} of the Spirit {G4151}, unto {G1519} obedience {G5218} and {G2532} sprinkling {G4473} of the blood {G129} of Jesus {G2424} Christ {G5547}: Grace {G5485} unto you {G5213}, and {G2532} peace {G1515}, be multiplied {G4129}.

chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obeying Yeshua the Messiah and for sprinkling with his blood:

Grace and shalom be yours in full measure.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

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.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (21 votes)

    ¶ But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
  • Ephesians 1:4 (17 votes)

    According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
  • Ephesians 1:5 (17 votes)

    Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
  • 1 Peter 1:22 (14 votes)

    Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:
  • Hebrews 12:24 (14 votes)

    And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.
  • Romans 11:2 (12 votes)

    God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
  • 2 Peter 1:2 (10 votes)

    Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
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