1 Peter
New Testament · translated from the Greek
Hope for believers who suffer for their faith: they have been born again to a living hope and an inheritance that does not fade. Peter calls them to live holy lives, to submit with humility and to follow the Messiah's example in suffering.
How it is laid out
Key verses
- 1 Peter 1:3 — He has caused us to be born again to a living hope
- 1 Peter 2:9 — A chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation
- 1 Peter 5:7 — Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares about you
Who wrote it
Peter, an apostle of Jesus the Messiah (1:1), who says he writes through Silvanus (5:12). Christian tradition attributes it to the apostle Peter. Its authorship is debated.
When it was written
Debated: around AD 62–64 if Peter wrote it, or later.
For whom, and in what situation
The chosen pilgrims of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia (1:1), who were suffering for bearing the name of Christians (4:12-16).
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