1 Peter 1:1-2

Peter,  an apostle of Jesus Christ: To those chosen, living as exiles  dispersed  abroad in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,  chosen  according to the foreknowledge  of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit,  to be obedient  and to be sprinkled with the blood  of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.