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1 Peter 1:3 — Meaning and Application
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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, "
1 Peter 1:3
Verse in Context
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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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.
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,
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Matthew 28:6
"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
Luke 24:6
"He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,"
Luke 24:6
"He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying,"
Luke 24:7
"Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
John 11:25
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:"
John 11:26
"And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
From This Chapter
1 Peter 1:1
"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,"
1 Peter 1:2
"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."
1 Peter 1:4
"To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,"
1 Peter 1:5
"Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
1 Peter 1:6
"Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:"
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