Tree of Life Version
1 Peter 1:3
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah! In His great mercy He caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua 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
1Peter, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua, To the sojourners of the Diaspora in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia—chosen 2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Ruach for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Yeshua the Messiah: May grace and shalom be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah! In His great mercy He caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua from the dead. 4An incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance has been reserved in heaven for you. 5By trusting, you are being protected by God’s power 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: “Blessed be Adonai, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and has fulfilled it by His hand, saying:
- 1 Chronicles 29:10David blessed Adonai before the whole congregation saying, “Blessed are You, Adonai, God of Israel our father, from eternity to eternity!
- Psalms 41:13You uphold me in my integrity and set me before Your face forever.
- Psalms 72:18Blessed be Adonai Elohim, God of Israel, who alone does wonders.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement.
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Messiah.
- Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do far beyond all that we ask or imagine, by means of His power that works in us,
- Exodus 34:6Then Adonai passed before him, and proclaimed, “Adonai, Adonai, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth,
- Psalms 86:5For You, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all who call upon You.
- Jonah 4:2So he prayed to Adonai and said, “Please, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my own country? That’s what I anticipated, fleeing to Tarshish—for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and full of kindness, and relenting over calamity.
- Romans 5:15But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if many died because of the transgression of one man, how much more did the grace of God overflow to many through the gift of one Man—Yeshua the Messiah.
- Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood—the removal of trespasses—in keeping with the richness of His grace
- Ephesians 2:4But God was rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us.
- 1 Timothy 1:14and the grace of our Lord overflowed with the faith and love that are in Messiah Yeshua.
- 1 Peter 1:23You have been born again—not from perishable seed but imperishable—through the living and enduring word of God.
- 1 Peter 2:2As newborn babes, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow toward 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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