1 Peter 5:12
1 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 5
“By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.”1 Peter 5:12
What Does 1 Peter 5:12 Mean?
1 Peter 5:12 is found in the book of 1 Peter, chapter 5, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Grace, Community, Faith, Unity, Love, and Spiritual Gifts.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Peter 5:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 12:1“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”Galatians 5:22“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”Acts 20:24“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”Hebrews 13:22“And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.”Colossians 1:6“Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:”1 John 4:14“And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.”Acts 11:23“Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.”1 Corinthians 15:1“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;”2 Corinthians 1:19“For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.”1 John 5:13“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”Acts 16:15“And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.”2 Peter 1:12“Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.”Jude 1:3“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”Acts 2:40“And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.”Acts 15:22“Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:”1 Thessalonians 1:1“Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.”2 Thessalonians 1:1“Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:”John 15:27“And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.”Acts 13:43“Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.”Acts 15:32“And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.”
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