Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as strangers in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Elect ...  The Greek word thus rendered literally means "picked out, chosen,"[3] and was used of ancient Israel because, as Moses said to Israel, "Because he loved thy fathers therefore he chose their seed after them"  (Deuteronomy 4:37).  However, Jesus Christ said to his followers, "I have chosen you" (John 15:16,19); therefore, Christians are the new chosen people (note particularly in this context that no Israelite in the fleshly sense is excluded from this fellowship, unless he chooses to be excluded); these people are said to be chosen out of the world, in the world, but not of it (John 15:15ff).