--- title: "1 Peter 1 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read 1 Peter 1 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 Elect according to the forek" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1" --- [ Read](/kjv/1-peter/1)[ Commentary](/study/1-peter/1)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/1-peter/1) Audio 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 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. 3 Blessed *be* the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see *him* not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: 9 Receiving the end of your faith, *even* the salvation of *your* souls. 10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace *that should come* unto you: 11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning *here* in fear: 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, *as* silver and gold, from your vain conversation *received* by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 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 with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all flesh *is* as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. [James 5](/study/james/5) [1 Peter 2](/study/1-peter/2) ## Commentary To verse 1 Verse [1 Peter 1:1](/kjv/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](/kjv/genesis/47/9); [Psalms 39:12](/kjv/psalms/39/12), in the Septuagint, and [Hebrews 11:13](/kjv/hebrews/11/13), yet the inscription may have a special reference to those who were driven by persecution to seek refuge in those heathen provinces to which the influence of their persecuting brethren did not extend. ***Pontus*** — An ancient kingdom of Asia Minor, originally a part of *Cappadocia*; bounded on the east by *Colchis*, on the west by the river *Halys*, on the north by the *Euxine Sea*, and on the south by *Armenia Minor*. This country probably derived its name from the *Pontus Euxinus*, on which it was partly situated. In the time of the Roman emperors it was divided into three parts: 1. *Pontus* *Cappadocius*; 2. *Pontus Galaticus*; and, 3. *Pontus Polemoniacus*. The first extended from the Pontus Polemoniacus to Colchis, having *Armenia Minor* and the upper stream of the *Euphrates* for its southern boundary. The *second* extended from the river *Halys* to the river *Thermodon*. The *third* extended from the river Thermodon to the borders of the Pontus Cappadocius. Six kings of the name of *Mithridates* reigned in this kingdom, some of whom are famous in history. The last king of this country was *David Comnenus*, who was taken prisoner, with all his family, by *Mohammed* II. in the year 1462, and carried to Constantinople; since which time this country (then called the empire of *Trebizond*, from *Trapezas*, a city founded by the Grecians, on the uttermost confines of Pontus) has continued under the degrading power of the Turks. ***Galatia*** — The ancient name of a province of *Asia Minor*, now called *Amasia*. It was called also *Gallograecia*, and *Gallia Parva.* It was bounded on the east by *Cappadocia*, on the south by *Pamphylia*, on the north by the *Euxine Sea*, and on the west by *Bithynia*. See the preface to the Epistle to the Galatians. ***Cappadocia*** — An ancient kingdom of Asia, comprehending all the country lying between Mount Taurus and the Euxine Sea. ***Asia*** — This word is taken in different senses: It signifies, 1. One of the three general divisions of our continent, and one of the *four* of the whole earth. It is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, the Archipelago, the Black Sea, the *Palus* *Maeolis*, the rivers *Don* and *Dwina*; and from Africa by the Arabic Gulf, or Red Sea: it is everywhere else surrounded by water. It is situated between latitude 2° and 77° N., and between longitude 26° E. and 170° W.; and is about 7,583 miles in length, and 5,200 miles in breadth. 2. Asia Minor, that part of Turkey in Asia, now called *Natolia*, which comprehends a great number of province situated between the Euxine, Mediterranean, and Archipelago. 3. That province of Asia Minor of which Ephesus was the capital. It appears, says Calmet, that it is in this latter sense that it is used here by St. Peter, because *Pontus, Galatia*, and *Bithynia*, are comprised in the provinces of *Asia Minor*. See *Calmet*. ***Bithynia*** — An ancient kingdom of Asia, formerly called *Mysia,* *Mygdonia, Bebrycia*, and *Bithonia*. It was bounded on the west by the *Bosphorus, Thracius*, and part of the *Propontis*, on the south by the river *Rhyndacus*, and Mount *Olympus*, on the north by the Euxine Sea, and on the east by the river *Parthenius*. This place is in some sort rendered infamous by the conduct of *Prusias*, one of its kings, who delivered up Hannibal, who had fled to him for protection, into the hands of the Romans. *Nicomedes* IV. bequeathed it to the Romans; and it is now in the hands of the Turks. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1","name":"1 Peter 1 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"Read 1 Peter 1 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 Elect according to the forek","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","name":"Study Bible"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary","name":"clarkes commentary"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter","name":"1 Peter"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/1-peter/1","name":"1"}}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]} ```