New English Translation
1 Peter 1:3
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3 in other versions
- King James Version (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,
- New International Version (NIV)Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Context of 1 Peter 1:3
1From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residing abroad (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, and Bithynia) who are chosen 2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure! Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you, 5who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν δι᾽ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Blessedεὐλογητόςeulogētos · praiseworthyG2128
- the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- ofκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- according toκατάkata · according toG2596
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- abundantπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
- hath begottenἀναγεννάωanagennaō · to begetG313
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- a livelyζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:3
- 1 Kings 8:15He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: “O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!
- Psalms 41:13The Lord God of Israel deserves praise in the future and forevermore! We agree! We agree!
- Psalms 72:18The Lord God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! He alone accomplishes amazing things!
- 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.
- Ephesians 3:20Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,
- Exodus 34:6The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,
- Psalms 86:5Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.
- Jonah 4:2He prayed to the Lord and said, “Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish! – because I knew that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.
- Romans 5:15But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!
- Ephesians 1:7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
- Ephesians 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
- 1 Timothy 1:14and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 1:23You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
- 1 Peter 2:2And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Blessed be the God and Father - ̔ · Blessed be God even the Father, or blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The , and, is omitted by the Syriac, Erpen's Arabic, and the Ethiopic. But if we translate , even, a meaning which it frequently has in the New Testament, then we have a very good sense: Let that God have praise who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and who deserves the praise of every human being for his infinite mercy to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - See the notes at 2 Corinthians 1:3. Which according to His abundant mercy - Margin, as in the Greek, “much.” The idea is, that there was great mercy shown them in the fact that they were renewed. They had no claim to the favor, and the favor was great. People are not begotten to the hope of heaven because they have any claim on God, or because it would not be right for him to withhold the favor. See…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3new birth: This is a way of describing Christian conversion (compare John 3:1–13; James 1:18; 1 John 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18). This Greek word, which occurs again in 1 Peter 1:23, frames the message of 1:1–25.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-93. He begins, like Paul, in opening his Epistles with giving thanks to God for the greatness of the salvation; herein he looks forward (1) into the future (1Pe 1:3-9); (2) backward into the past (1Pe 1:10-12) [Alford]. Blessed--A distinct Greek word (eulogetos, "Blessed BE") is used of God, from that used of man (eulogemenos, "Blessed IS"). Father--This whole Epistle accords with the Lord's prayer; "Father," 1Pe 1:3, 14, 17, 23; 2:2; "Our," 1Pe 1:4, end…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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