1 Peter 1:2

²κατὰ πρόγνωσιν θεοῦ πατρός, ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος, εἰς ὑπακοὴν καὶ ῥαντισμὸν αἵματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη πληθυνθείη.b

1 Pedro 1 opens one of the New Testament's most pastorally rich letters. Peter writes to scattered believers facing social marginalization and the threat of persecution. He anchors them not in their circumstances but in their identity: chosen by God, born again to a living hope t