Greeting

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of ^(A)the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

⁹ Parthians and ^(A)Medes and ^(B)Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, ¹¹ both Jews and ^(C)proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”

³⁵ The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? ^(A)Does he intend to go to ^(B)the Dispersion among ^(C)the Greeks and teach the Greeks?