Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, has, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, regenerated us for a living hope

as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,

Whoever has been begotten of God does not work sin; because his seed remains in him: and he can not sin, because he has been begotten of God.

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God: and every one that loves, has been begotten of God, and knows God.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ, has been be gotten of God: and every one that loves him that begot, loves him also that is begotten of him.

Nor of the will of the

Not only so, but when Rebecca had conceived by one, even our father Isaac,

Nor of the will of man

I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me testimony in the Holy Spirit,

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they may be saved.

I planted, Apollos watered: but God made to grow.

for it is God, who, of his good pleasure, works in you both the will and the power to perform.

Of his own will, he begot us with the word of truth, in order that we might be, as it were, the first-fruits of his creatures.

Of god

That which is begotten of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is begotten of the Spirit, is spirit.

not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

And now, little children, abide in him, that when he appears, we may have confidence, and may not be made ashamed by him at his coming.

General references

For neither did his brothers believe on him.

He that is of God, hears God's words. For this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.

Therefore, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.

for you are all the sons of God, by faith in Christ Jesus: