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,
Strangers = "sojourners, exiles" dispersion, Resident alien; Gentiles also, 1 Peter 1:14; 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 Peter 4:3-5