The assumption Peter makes in his exhortation is that they are indeed the people described in the first part of the letter, that is, “aliens and sojourners” (1:1, 17; frequently implied elsewhere). The combination itself is rather surprising, for the term “alien” usually indicates a permanently resident alien (e.g., a landed immigrant in Canada), while “sojourner” indicates a foreigner who is only temporarily in the area. But Peter is more interested in the sense of our belonging elsewhere than the