1 Peter 1:1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

1:1-2 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to God's Chosen People, who are scattered as exiles throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia. I am an apostle, and you are chosen, according to the fore-knowledge of God, through the consecration of the Spirit, for obedience and to be sprinkled by the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you. It happens again and again in the New Testament that the true greatness of a passage lies not only on the surface and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

What we have just been saying means that the two great titles of which we have been thinking belong to us who are Christians. (i) We are the Chosen People of God. There is uplift here. Surely there can be no greater compliment and privilege in all the world than to be chosen by God. The word eklektos ( Greek #1588 ) can describe anything that is specially chosen; it can describe specially chosen fruit, articles specially chosen because they are so outstandingly well made, picked troops... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-2

In 1 Peter 1:2 we are confronted with the three great facts of the Christian life. (i) The Christian is chosen according to the foreknowledge of God. C. E. B. Cranfield has a fine comment on this phrase: "If all our attention is concentrated on the hostility or indifference of the world or the exiguousness of our own progress in the Christian life, we may well be discouraged. At such times we need to be reminded that our election is according to the,foreknowledge of God the Father. The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ ,.... The writer of this epistle describes himself first by his name, Peter, the same with Cephas, which signifies a rock, or stone; a name given him by Christ at his first conversion, and which respected his after firmness, solidity, resolution, and constancy; for his former name was Simeon, or Simon, as sometimes called; see Matthew 4:18 and he further describes himself by his office, an apostle of Jesus Christ; being one of the twelve apostles, and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:1

Peter, an apostle - Simon Peter, called also Kephas: he was a fisherman, son of Jonah, brother of Andrew, and born at Bethsaida; and one of the first disciples of our Lord. See the preface. The strangers scattered throughout - Jews first, who had believed the Gospel in the different countries here specified; and converted Gentiles also. Though the word strangers may refer to all truly religious people, see Genesis 47:9 ; Psalm 39:12 , in the Septuagint, and Hebrews 11:13 , yet the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:1

Verse 1 1Peter, an apostle What in this salutation is the same with those of Paul, requires no new explanation. When Paul prayed for grace and peace, the verb is left out; but Peter adds it, and says, be multiplied; still the meaning is the same; for Paul did not wish to the faithful the beginning of grace and peace, but the increase of them, that is, that God would complete what he had begun. To the elect, or the elected. It may be asked, how could this be found out, for the election of God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1

Expositions Peter . It is the Greek form of the name, which the Lord Jesus himself had given to the great apostle; first, by anticipation, in the spirit of prophecy ( John 1:42 ); and again when the prophecy was already in a measure fulfilled, and Simon was proving himself to be indeed a stone, built upon the Rock of Ages, which is Christ ( Matthew 16:18 ). It was his Christian name; he must have prized that name as the gift of Christ, reminding him always, of his confession and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1

"To the strangers scattered ['sojourners of the dispersion,' Revised Version] throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia." "The dispersion" was unquestionably the designation of Jewish residents in Gentile countries ( John 7:35 ; James 1:1 ). "Strangers" means temporary residents in a foreign country. But the question whether this letter is really addressed to Jewish Christians is not necessarily answered in the affirmative by this superscription. For it is quite possible... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-2

I. ST . PETER 'S DESCRIPTION OF HIMSELF . 1. His name . When his brother Andrew brought him first to Jesus, the Lord who calleth his own sheep by name said to the son of Jona," Thou art Simon." He knew him by name, and he knew his character; he gave him a new name descriptive of that character when matured and strengthened in the faith. He had been a hearer; he was to be a stone, a living stone in the spiritual temple, built upon that Rock which is Christ. That new name was... read more

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