1 Peter 1:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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,”

1 Peter 1:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Peter 1:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Peter 1:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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,”

1 Peter 1:3 — World English Bible

1 Peter 1:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ Blessedbethe 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, ”

1 Peter 1:3 — American Standard Version

1 Peter 1:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Blessed <FI>is<Fi> 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,”

1 Peter 1:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Peter 1:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Blessed [be] theGod 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, ”

1 Peter 1:3 — Darby Translation

1 Peter 1:3 GEN — 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,”

1 Peter 1:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Peter 1:3 in Context — 1 Peter 1

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2 Elect 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.

3 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,

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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What Does 1 Peter 1:3 Mean?

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