Revised Webster's Bible
1 Peter 1:3
3Blessedbe the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,1
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
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied. Blessedbe the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living 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 to 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
- Blessedεὐλογητόςeulogētos · praiseworthyG2128
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- ourἡμῶνhēmōn · of usG2257
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- toκατάkata · according toG2596
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- abundantπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
- begottenἀναγεννάωanagennaō · to begetG313
- usἡμᾶςhēmas · usG2248
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:3
- 1 Kings 8:15And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
- Psalms 41:13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
- Psalms 72:18Blessedbe the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3BlessedbeGod, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
- Ephesians 1:3Blessedbe the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Ephesians 3:20Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
- Exodus 34:6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
- Psalms 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.
- Jonah 4:2And he prayed to the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before to Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest of the evil.
- Romans 5:15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many are dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded to many.
- Ephesians 1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
- Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
- 1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 1:23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
- 1 Peter 2:2As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that ye may grow by it:
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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- 1. 1 Peter 1:3 abundant: Gr. much ↩
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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