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Apologetic Defense of the faith, the Bible, and Christianity
Peter’s readers have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father (1:2). The word foreknowledge is a compound word meaning to know beforehand. One of the attributes of God is His omniscience, His complete knowledge of the world and time.
1 Peter 1:1–2 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the temporary residents scattered about in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, to those chosen 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
