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.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
to	κατὰ kata	G2596	(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
foreknowledge	πρόγνωσιν prognōsin	G4268	forethought · noun — accusative singular feminine
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
Father	πατρὸς patros	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
through	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
sanctification	ἁγιασμῷ hagiasmō	G38	properly · noun — dative singular masculine
Spirit	πνεύματος pneumatos	G4151	a current of air · noun — genitive singular neuter
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
obedience	ὑπακοὴν hupakoēn	G5218	attentive hearkening · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
sprinkling	ῥαντισμὸν rhantismon	G4473	aspersion (ceremonially or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular masculine
blood	αἵματος aimatos	G129	blood · noun — genitive singular neuter
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστοῦ· Christou	G5547	anointed · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
Grace	χάρις charis	G5485	graciousness (as gratifying) · noun — nominative singular feminine
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
peace	εἰρήνη eirēnē	G1515	peace (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular feminine
multiplied	πληθυνθείη.¶ plēthuntheiē	G4129	to increase (transitively or intransitively) · verb — aorist passive optative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

2 Thessalonians 2:13 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 salvat…
Ephesians 1:4-5 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:
Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
1 Peter 1:22 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…
Romans 11:2 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…
Acts 2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
John 15:16-19 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain:…
2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:1-2

In this inscription we have three parts: - I. The author of it, described, 1. By his name - Peter. His first name was Simon, and Jesus Christ gave him the surname of Peter, which signifies a rock, as a commendation of his faith, and to denote that he should be an eminent pillar in the church of God, Gal 2:9. 2. By his office - an apostle of Jesus Christ. The word signifies one sent, a legate, a messenger, any one sent in Christ's name and about his work; but more strictly it signifies the highest office in the Christian church. Co1 12:28, God hath set some in the church, first apostles. Their dignity and pre-eminence lay in these things: - They were immediately chosen by Christ himself, - t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:2

foreknowledge--foreordaining love (Pe1 1:20), inseparable from God's foreknowledge, the origin from which, and pattern according to which, election takes place. Act 2:23, and Rom 11:2, prove "foreknowledge" to be foreordination. God's foreknowledge is not the perception of any ground of action out of Himself; still in it liberty is comprehended, and all absolute constraint debarred [ANSELM in STEIGER]. For so the Son of God was "foreknown" (so the Greek for "foreordained," Pe1 1:20) to be the sacrificial Lamb, not against, or without His will, but His will rested in the will of the Father; this includes self-conscious action; nay, even cheerful acquiescense. The Hebrew and Greek "know" inclu…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:2

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God - If the apostle had directed his letter to persons elected to eternal life, no one, as Drs. Lardner and Macknight properly argue, could have received such a letter, because no one could have been sure of his election in this way till he had arrived in heaven. But the persons to whom the apostle wrote were all, with propriety, said to be elect according to the foreknowledge of God; because, agreeably to the original purpose of God, discovered in the prophetical writings, Jews and Gentiles, indiscriminately, were called to be the visible Church, and entitled to all the privileges of the people of God, on their believing the Gospel. In this sense the…

The Church Fathers

May grace and peace be multiplied. So that what you have well begun, you may complete perfectly. He first names grace, then peace, because without the grace of Christ we cannot attain to the peace of reconciliation, indeed we cannot have anything peaceful except through His grace.
— Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles

May it be granted to us, after we have struggled nobly and subdued the spirit of the flesh, which was at enmity with God, when our soul is in a calm and tranquil state, to be called the children of peace and to share the blessing of God in peace.
— Basil of Caesarea, SERMONS 13.8

We must not suppose that the Spirit knows God as we do, only through the historic revelation of the Son. For if the Holy Spirit knows God only in this way, then he has passed from ignorance to knowledge, and it is certainly as impious as it is foolish to confess him as the Holy Spirit and then ascribe a prior ignorance to him.
— Origen of Alexandria, ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 1.3.4

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Dictionary and topics

Election of Grace — The Scripture speaks (1) of the election of individuals to office or to honour and privilege, e.g., Abraham, Jacob, Saul, David, Solomon, were all chosen by God for the positions they held; so also…
Foreknowledge of God — Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to him the full import of which we cannot comprehend. In the most absolute sense his knowledge is…
Predestination — This word is properly used only with reference to God’s plan or purpose of salvation. The Greek word rendered “predestinate” is found only in these six passages, Acts 4:28; Rom. 8:29, 30; 1 Cor. 2:7;…
Election · Of saints, is: According to the foreknowledge of God — Of saints, is: According to the foreknowledge of God
Holy Spirit · 1:9,32,33;3:5,6,34;4:14;6:45,63;7:38,39;14:16,17,26;15:26;16:7-14;20:22; — 1:9,32,33;3:5,6,34;4:14;6:45,63;7:38,39;14:16,17,26;15:26;16:7-14;20:22;
Obedience · 10:7; — 10:7;
Obedience To God · Saints elected to — Saints elected to
Paschal Lamb, Typical Nature Of · Blood of, sprinkled on lintel and door-posts — Blood of, sprinkled on lintel and door-posts
Predestination · 1:18; — 1:18;
Regeneration · 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3; — 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3;
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1 Peter 1:2

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:2

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Peter 1:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:2

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Peter 1:2

John Calvin on 1 Peter 1:1-2

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Peter 1:2