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1 Peter 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which…
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
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The verses around 1 Peter 1:3.
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Verse explanation
Begins the letter with praise, not complaint, even though writing to people suffering persecution: the resurrection of Jesus is the concrete basis for this “lively” hope — not a vague wish, but something grounded in a historical fact.
From the 1 Peter 1 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Peter 1:3 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Bemdito seja o Deus e Pae de nosso Senhor Jesus Christo, que, segundo a sua grande misericordia, nos gerou de novo para uma viva esperança, pela resurreição de Jesus Christo d'entre os mortos,
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Bendito seja o Deus e Pai de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo. Segundo sua grande misericórdia, ele nos regenerou para uma esperança viva, por meio da ressurreição de Jesus Cristo dentre os mortos.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¡Alabado sea Dios, el Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo! Por su gran misericordia hemos nacido de nuevo y se nos ha dado una esperanza viva por la resurrección de Jesucristo de entre los muertos.
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