1 ^aPeter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of the ^bDispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the ^cforeknowledge of God the Father, in the ^dsanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for ^esprinkling with his blood:

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.