1 Peter 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great m…”

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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,

World English Bible

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

American Standard Version

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Geneva Bible 1599

Blessed bee God, euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which according to his aboundant mercie hath begotten vs againe vnto a liuely hope by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead,

Darby Translation

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,

Young's Literal Translation

Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead,

Bible in Basic English

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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Cross references

“Blessed”

2 Corinthians 1:3 Ephesians 1:3 Ephesians 3:20 Ephesians 1:17 1 Chronicles 29:10–13 1 Kings 8:15

2 Corinthians 1:3 · BSB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

Ephesians 1:3 · BSB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 3:20 · BSB

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

Ephesians 1:17 · BSB

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

1 Chronicles 29:10–13 · BSB

Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

1 Kings 8:15 · BSB

and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,

“which”

Titus 3:4–6 Ephesians 1:7 Exodus 34:6 Psalm 86:15 Ephesians 2:4 1 Timothy 1:14

Titus 3:4–6 · BSB

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Ephesians 1:7 · BSB

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Exodus 34:6 · BSB

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Psalm 86:15 · BSB

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Ephesians 2:4 · BSB

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

1 Timothy 1:14 · BSB

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

“hath”

1 Peter 1:23 1 John 5:4 1 John 2:29 John 3:3–8 James 1:18 1 Peter 2:2

1 Peter 1:23 · BSB

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

1 John 5:4 · BSB

because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

1 John 2:29 · BSB

If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

John 3:3–8 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. ”

James 1:18 · BSB

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

1 Peter 2:2 · BSB

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

“unto”

Romans 15:13 Romans 12:12 1 John 3:3 Titus 2:13 1 Corinthians 13:13 Romans 8:24

Romans 15:13 · BSB

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 12:12 · BSB

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

1 John 3:3 · BSB

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

Titus 2:13 · BSB

as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 13:13 · BSB

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

Romans 8:24 · BSB

For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

“by”

1 Peter 3:21 1 Corinthians 15:20 Romans 8:11 Isaiah 26:19 Romans 4:25 Romans 5:10

1 Peter 3:21 · BSB

And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 15:20 · BSB

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Romans 8:11 · BSB

And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

Isaiah 26:19 · BSB

Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

Romans 4:25 · BSB

He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

Romans 5:10 · BSB

For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

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