1 Peter 1:2 (WEB)
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
Fathers and councils · 3
Leo the Great
“Let him hear also the blessed Apostle Peter, proclaiming that the sanctification of the Spirit takes place through the sprinkling of Christ’s blood.” — editor's note: This refers to 1 Pet. i. 2 (q.v.).
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Jerome
“And, lest a single announcement of this grace might seem a little thing, Peter says: “Grace unto you and peace be multiplied.”” — editor's note: 1 Pet. i. 2.
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Basil the Great
“For there is not even one single gift which reaches creation without the Holy Ghost; when not even a single word can be spoken in defence of Christ except by them that are aided by the Spirit, as we have learnt in the Gospels from our Lord and Saviour.” — editor's note: cf. Matt. xxviii. 19; 1 Cor. xii. 11; Rom. viii. 11; 1 Pet. i. 2.
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