1 Peter 1:2 (GNV)

Passage

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God ye Father vnto sanctification of ye Spirit, through obedience and sprinkeling of the blood of Iesus Christ: Grace and peace bee multiplied vnto you.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:1 PETER an Apostle of IESVS CHRIST, to the strangers that dwell here and there throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God ye Father vnto sanctification of ye Spirit, through obedience and sprinkeling of the blood of Iesus Christ: Grace and peace bee multiplied vnto you.

1 Peter 1:3 Blessed bee God, euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which according to his aboundant mercie hath begotten vs againe vnto a liuely hope by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:4 To an inheritance immortall and vndefiled, and that withereth not, reserued in heauen for vs,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foreknow", "Spirit", "grace", "elect", "foreknowledge", "father", "vnto", and "sanctification". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foreknow" and "Spirit", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "PETER an Apostle of IESVS CHRIST to..." into verse 3's "Blessed bee God euen the Father of...", so "foreknow" and "Spirit" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "foreknow" and "Spirit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.