1 Peter 1:3

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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,

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And when the LORD walked before him, he cried, "LORD, LORD God full of compassion and mercy, which art not lightly angry but abundant in mercy and truth,

For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

And he prayed unto the LORD and said, "O LORD, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? And therefore I hasted rather to flee to Tarshish: for I knew well enough that thou wast a merciful god, full of compassion long before thou be angry, and of great mercy and repentest when thou art come to take punishment.

But the gift is not like as the sin. For if, through the sin of one, many be dead: much more plenteous, upon many, was the grace of God and gift by grace: which grace was given by one man, Jesus Christ.

By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

But God, which is rich in mercy through his great love wherewith he loved us,

Neverthelater, the grace of our Lord was more abundant, with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus.

But after that the kindness and love of our saviour God to man ward appeared,

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for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever.

and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.

which were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor yet of the will of man: but of God.

Jesus answered, and said unto him, "Verily, verily I say unto thee: except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Of his own will begat he us with the word of life, that we should be the first fruits of his creatures.

If ye know that he is righteous, know also that all that work righteousness, are born of him.

All that are born of God do no sin, for his seed abideth in them, and they cannot sin, because they be born of God.

Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God. And all that love are born of God, and knoweth God.

All that believe that Jesus is Christ, are born of God. And all that loveth him which begat, loveth him also which was begotten of him.

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patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope,

For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is no hope. For how can a man hope for that which he seeth?

Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation, continue in prayer.

The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may be rich in hope through the power of the holy ghost.

Now abideth faith, hope, and love, even these three: but the chief of these is love.

if ye continue grounded and established in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, whereof ye have heard, how that it is preached among all creatures, which are under heaven, whereof I, Paul, am made a minister.

without ceasing, and call to remembrance your work in the faith, and labour in love and perseverance in the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God our father:

looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the mighty God, and of our saviour Jesus Christ:

But Christ, as a son, hath rule over the house, whose house we are, so that we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of that hope, unto the end.

that by two immutable things - in which it was impossible that God should lie - we might have perfect consolation, which have fled, for to hold fast the hope that is set before us:

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

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which signifieth baptism that now saveth us, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but in that a good conscience consenteth to God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

But as for thy dead men and ours, that be departed, they are in life and resurrection. They lie in the earth, they wake, and have joy: for thy dew is a dew of life and light. But the place of the malicious Tyrants is fallen away.

Which was delivered for our sins, and rose again for to justify us.

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son: much more, seeing we are reconciled, we shall be preserved by his life.

Wherefore, if the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from death, dwell in you: even he that raised up Christ from death, shall quicken your mortal bodies, because that this spirit dwelleth in you.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and is become the first fruits of them that slept.

and hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly things through Christ Jesus.

I would not, brethren, have you ignorant concerning them which are fallen asleep, that ye sorrow not as others do which have no hope.

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And Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD which hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, which hath delivered his people from under the power of the Egyptians.

for ye are not yet come to rest nor unto the inheritance which the LORD your God giveth you.

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?"

If there be no rising again of the dead: then is Christ not risen.