1 Peter 1

Of the persons to whom this epistle was directed, and their spiritual state, 1 Peter 1:1 , 1 Peter 1:2 . He describes their privileges, and thanks God for the grace by which they were preserved faithful in trials and difficulties, 1 Peter 1:3-5 . The spiritual benefit they were to receive out of their afflictions, 1 Peter 1:6 , 1 Peter 1:7 . Their love to Christ, 1 Peter 1:8 . And the salvation they received through believing, 1 Peter 1:9 . This salvation was predicted by the prophets, who only saw it afar off and had only a foretaste of it, 1 Peter 1:10-12 . They should take encouragement, and be obedient and holy, 1 Peter 1:13-16 . Thy should pray, and deeply consider the price at which they were purchased, that their faith and hope might be in God, 1 Peter 1:17-21 . As their souls had been purified by obeying the truth through the Spirit, they should love each other with a pure and fervent love, 1 Peter 1:22 , 1 Peter 1:23 . The frailty of man, and the unchangeableness of God, 1 Peter 1:24 , 1 Peter 1:25 .