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Verse of the Day · A living hope

1 Peter 1:3 (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

1 Peter 1:3 is verse of the day number 230 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “A living hope”. It comes from 1 Peter 1, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.

1 Peter 1:3 in other translations

  • Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

    Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

  • 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,

    American Standard Version (ASV)

1 Peter 1:3 in context

1 Peter 1:1–6 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.

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

2Elect 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.

3Blessed 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,

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 unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

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Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:3

Passages most often linked to 1 Peter 1:3, strongest connections first.

  • Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

  • For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

  • Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

  • But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

  • In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

  • Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

  • And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

  • Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

  • If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

  • Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

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Scripture text: King James Version, Berean Standard Bible and American Standard Version (public domain).