1 Peter 1:2

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 1:2

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father ,.... Not to any office, as to that of bishops or presbyters; for though the apostle writes to some of them under this character, 1 Peter 5:1 yet not all; nor were they so called, as a nation, for they were persons scattered about in several countries; nor as a church, for they are not wrote to as such; nor does this character merely design their effectual calling; though as that is a fruit and evidence of election, it is sometimes so... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-2

I. ADDRESS . 1. Writer . "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ." The name is chosen which was most familiar to the readers. It is also the name which belonged to him as an apostle. He was commissioned by Jesus Christ to do important work for the Church, including the composition of this letter. 2. Readers . II. SALUTATION . "Grace to you and peace be multiplied." The introduction is constructed so as to throw the description of the readers into prominence as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-3

Here is for our consideration, as introductory and preparatory to an intelligent study of this letter, some suggestions about— I. THE GREETER . "Peter." The allusions to incidents in his life, and the checkered light thrown upon his character, which are found in this Epistle, are in harmony with what we gather from the Gospels and the Acts concerning him. For instance: 1. Jigs name . The Rock-man. What a reminiscence of the giving of that name! What it tells 2. His... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:2

Elect . This word, in the Greek, is in the first verse; the Greek order is "to the elect sojourners of the dispersion." We begin already to notice coincidences with the teaching of St. Paul. St. Paul insists strongly on the doctrine of election; St. Peter holds it no less clearly. Holy Scripture constantly ascribes all that is good in us to the choice or election of God. The sacred writers do not enter into the many difficulties which lie around this central doctrine: they do not attempt to... read more

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