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,
to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia: Peter here refers to "the dispersion" by using a technical Jewish term to indicate those of their number scattered among Gentile nations (John 7:35). He is writing to disciples scattered in the region of Asia Minor: Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, the country that is now the country of Turkey. He is speaking to the people of God who are dispersed among the unbelievers of their day. 