2 To those persecuted He proclaimed abundant peace
<p>1 Peter 1:1-2 (NIV) Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, <b>To God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered</b> throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and <b>peace</b> be yours in <b>abundance</b>.</p>